BILLS OF EXCHANGE ACT

Section 22: Capacity of parties.

1917Section 22 of 98Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Capacity to incur liability as a party to a bill is co-extensive with capacity to contract:
Provided that nothing in this section shall enable a corporation to make itself liable as drawer, acceptor or endorser of a bill unless it is competent to it so to do under the law for the time being in force relating to corporations.
(2) Where a bill drawn or endorsed by an infant, minor or corporation having no capacity or power to incur liability on a bill, the drawing or endorsement entitles the holder to receive payment of the bill, and to enforce it against any other party thereto.

Cite this section

Section 22, BILLS OF EXCHANGE ACT (1917).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/bills-of-exchange-act/section/22/