Dishonoured Cheques Offences Act, 1977
Ministry of Finance, Nigeria
This Act prohibits any person in Nigeria from presenting a cheque which when presented at a reasonable time will be dishonoured on the ground of insufficient funds or other criteria. This Act makes such action unlawful.
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January 2022
This Act prohibits any person in Nigeria from presenting a cheque which when presented at a reasonable time will be dishonoured on the ground of insufficient funds or other criteria. This Act makes such action unlawful.
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