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BILLS OF EXCHANGE (IRELAND) ACT 1828 - SECT 6

Bills accepted in satisfaction of any former debt to be deemed a full payment;

6. If any person doth or shall receive any such bill or note, for and in
satisfaction of any former debt, or of any sum of money formerly due unto such
person, the same shall be accounted and esteemed, at law and in equity, a full
and complete payment of such debt, if such person so receiving any such bill
or note for his debt shall not use due diligence to obtain payment thereof by
endeavouring to get such bill accepted and paid, or such note paid, and also
make his protest as aforesaid, either for non-acceptance or non-payment
thereof, or otherwise give due notice of the dishonour thereof as aforesaid;
provided that nothing herein contained shall extend to satisfy or discharge
any other and different security or remedy that any person using such due
diligence as aforesaid may have for the same debt against the drawer,
acceptor, or indorser of such bill, or the maker or indorser of such note.

Ss.711 rep. by 1882 c.61 s.96 sch.2. S.12 rep. by SLR 1873


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