Bills of Exchange Ordinance

(1)
Where a dishonoured bill or note is authorized or required to be protested, and the services of a notary cannot be obtained at the place where the bill is dishonoured, any house-holder or substantial resident of the place may, in the presence of two witnesses, give a certificate, signed by them, attesting the dishonour of the bill, and the certificate shall in all respects operate as if it were a formal protest of the bill.
(2)
The form in the
Schedule
may be used, with necessary modifications, and, if used, shall be sufficient.
(Amended
50 of 1911 s. 4
)
[cf. 1882 c. 61 s. 94 U.K.]