90Countermand of payment and notice of death or mental incapacity

#### 90 Countermand of payment and notice of death or mental incapacity (1) Subject to subsection (2), the duty and authority of the drawee institution to pay a cheque are terminated by: (a) countermand of payment; (b) notice of the drawer’s mental incapacity to incur liability on a cheque; or (c) notice of the drawer’s death. (2) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply in relation to a cheque if: (a) not more than 10 days have elapsed since the day on which the drawee institution received notice of the customer’s death; and (b) it has not received a countermand of payment from a person who claims that the person is, or will be: (i) entitled to administer the drawer’s estate; or (ii) a beneficiary of the drawer’s estate.