Cap. 19activeordinance

Bills of Exchange Ordinance

匯票條例

Full legislation

s.5

Effect where different parties to bill are the same person

(1)
A bill may be drawn payable to, or to the order of, the drawer; or it may be drawn payable to, or to the order of, the drawee.
(2)
Where, in a bill, drawer and drawee are the same person, or where the drawee is a fictitious person or a person not having capacity to contract, the holder may treat the instrument, at his option, either as a bill of exchange or as a promissory note.
[cf. 1882 c. 61 s. 5 U.K.]