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Mercantile Act 1867
sec.43All notes etc. mortgages etc. Where the consideration is for money won by gaming. Or for repayment of money lent at such gaming etc. shall be deemed made etc. for illegal consideration
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### sec.43 All notes etc. mortgages etc. Where the consideration is for money won by gaming. Or for repayment of money lent at such gaming etc. shall be deemed made etc. for illegal consideration
All notes bills bonds judgments mortgages or other securities or conveyances whatsoever given granted drawn or entered into or executed by any person or persons whatsoever where the whole or any part of the consideration of such conveyances or securities shall be for any money or other valuable thing whatsoever won by gaming or playing at cards dice tables tennis bowls or other game or games whatsoever or by betting on the sides or hands of such as do game at any of the games aforesaid or for the reimbursing or repaying any money knowingly lent or advanced for such gaming or betting as aforesaid or lent or advanced at the time and place of such play to any person or persons so gaming or betting as aforesaid or that shall during such play so play or bet that shall be deemed and taken to have been made drawn accepted given or executed for an illegal consideration to all intents and purposes whatsoever any statute law or usage to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding.
However, nothing herein contained shall prejudice or affect any note bill or mortgage which would have been good and valid if this Act had not been passed.
(sec.43-ssec.1) All notes bills bonds judgments mortgages or other securities or conveyances whatsoever given granted drawn or entered into or executed by any person or persons whatsoever where the whole or any part of the consideration of such conveyances or securities shall be for any money or other valuable thing whatsoever won by gaming or playing at cards dice tables tennis bowls or other game or games whatsoever or by betting on the sides or hands of such as do game at any of the games aforesaid or for the reimbursing or repaying any money knowingly lent or advanced for such gaming or betting as aforesaid or lent or advanced at the time and place of such play to any person or persons so gaming or betting as aforesaid or that shall during such play so play or bet that shall be deemed and taken to have been made drawn accepted given or executed for an illegal consideration to all intents and purposes whatsoever any statute law or usage to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding.
(sec.43-ssec.2) However, nothing herein contained shall prejudice or affect any note bill or mortgage which would have been good and valid if this Act had not been passed.