Bills of Exchange Act 1882

Bills of Exchange Act 1882
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to codify the law relating to Bills of Exchange, Cheques, and Promissory Notes.
Citation	45 & 46 Vict. c. 61
Introduced by	Sir John Lubbock MP (Commons)
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	18 August 1882
Commencement	18 August 1882
Other legislation
Amends	See § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1898; Bills of Exchange (Time of Noting) Act 1917; Finance Act 1939; Cheques Act 1957; National Loans Act 1968; Decimal Currency Act 1969; Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 1970; Finance Act 1970; Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971; Consumer Credit Act 1974; Administration of Justice Act 1977Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978; Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985; Cheques Act 1992;
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Bills of Exchange Act 1882 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Bills of Exchange Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 61) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that codified the law relating to bills of exchange. Bills of exchange are widely used to finance trade and, when discounted with a financial institution, to obtain credit.

The act was drafted by Sir Mackenzie Chalmers, who later drafted the Sale of Goods Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 71) and the Marine Insurance Act 1906 (8 Edw. 7. c. 41).