Bills of Exchange Act, 1964 (Act No. 34 of 1964)Chapter IBills of exchange - form and interpretation10. Omission of date in bill payable after date |
If a bill expressed to be payable at the expiration of a fixed period after date, is issued undated, or if the acceptance of a bill, payable at the expiration of a fixed period after sight, is undated, any holder may insert therein the true date of issue or acceptance, and the bill shall be payable accordingly: Provided that—
| (a) | if the holder in good faith and by mistake inserts a wrong date; or |
| (b) | if a wrong date is inserted and the bill subsequently comes into the hands of a holder in due course, the bill shall not be avoided thereby, but shall operate and be payable as if the date so inserted had been the true date. |