NI Act: Chapter 3: Of parties to notes, bills and cheques

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1. Section 26. Capacity to make, etc., promissory notes, etc
2. Section 27. Agency
3. Section 28. Liability of agent signing
4. Section 29. Liability of legal representative signing
5. Section 30. Liability of drawer
6. Section 31. Liability of drawee of cheque
7. Section 32. Liability of maker of note and acceptor of bill
8. Section 33. Only drawee can be acceptor except in need or for honour
9. Section 34. Acceptance by several drawees not partners
10. Section 35. Liability of indorser
11. Section 36. Liability of prior parties to holder in due course
12. Section 37. Maker, drawer and acceptor principals
13. Section 38. Prior party a principal in respect of each subsequent party
14. Section 39. Suretyship
15. Section 40. Discharge of indorser's liability
16. Section 41. Acceptor bound, although, indorsement forged
17. Section 42. Acceptance of bill drawn in fictitious name
18. Section 43. Negotiable instrument made, etc., without consideration
19. Section 44. Partial absence or failure of money-consideration
20. Section 45. Partial failure of consideration not consisting of money
21. Section 45A. Holder's right to duplicate of lost bill

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