Negotiable Instruments Act Section 94 — Mode in which notice may be given
CHAPTER VIII OF NOTICE OF DISHONOUR
General
Summary
Notice of dishonour can be given to the person’s authorised agent, or if that person has died, to their legal representative, or if declared insolvent, to their assignee. The notice can be oral or written, and if written, it can be sent by post in any form. It must clearly tell the person, either directly or by reasonable implication, that the instrument was dishonoured, how it was dishonoured, and that they will be held liable for it. The notice must be given within a reasonable time after the dishonour, at the person’s place of business, or if they have none, at their residence. If the notice is properly addressed and sent by post but gets lost in the mail, that loss does not make the notice invalid.
Official Text
Notice of dishonour may be given to a duly authorized agent of the person to whom it is required to be given, or, where he has died, to his legal representative, or, where he has been declared an insolvent, to his assignee; may be oral or written; may, if written, be sent by post; and may be in any form; but it must inform the party to whom it is given, either in express terms or by reasonable intendment, that the instrument has been dishonoured, and in what way, and that he will be held liable thereon; and it must be given within a reasonable time after dishonour, at the place of business or (in case such party has no place of business) at the residence of the party for whom it is intended. If the notice is duly directed and sent by post and miscarries, such miscarriage does not render the notice invalid.