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Changes over time for: Section 26
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Point in time view as at 26/03/2001.
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Bills of Exchange Act 1882, Section 26.
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26 Person signing as agent or in representative capacity.U.K.
(1)Where a person signs a bill as drawer, indorser, or acceptor, and adds words to his signature, indicating that he signs for or on behalf of a principal, or in a representative character, he is not personally liable thereon; but the mere addition to his signature of words describing him as an agent, or as filling a representative character, does not exempt him from personal liability.
(2)In determining whether a signature on a bill is that of the principal or that of the agent by whose hand it is written, the construction most favourable to the validity of the instrument shall be adopted.
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