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Cheques Act 1986
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69 Dishonour defined
A cheque is dishonoured if the cheque is duly presented for payment and payment is refused by the drawee institution, being a refusal that is communicated by the drawee institution to the holder or the person who presented the cheque on the holder’s behalf.
Note: A cheque may be taken to be dishonoured in certain circumstances (see section 70A).