http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/45-46/61/section/89/1991-04-16Bills of Exchange Act 1882An Act to codify the law relating to Bills of Exchange, Cheques, and Promissory Notes.1977-10-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2023-09-221991-04-16 Part IV Promissory Notes Application of Part II to notes.891Subject to the provisions in this part, and except as by this section provided, the provisions of this Act relating to bills of exchange apply, with the necessary modifications, to promissory notes.2In applying those provisions the maker of a note shall be deemed to correspond with the acceptor of a bill, and the first indorser of a note shall be deemed to correspond with the drawer of an accepted bill payable to drawer’s order.3The following provisions as to bills do not apply to notes; namely, provisions relating to—aPresentment for acceptance;bAcceptance;cAcceptance supra protest;dBills in a set.4Where a foreign note is dishonoured, protest thereof is unnecessary.
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