Bills of Exchange Act 1909

An acceptance is either:

general; or

qualified.

A general acceptance assents without qualification to the order of the drawer. A qualified acceptance in express terms varies the effect of the bill as drawn.

In particular an acceptance is qualified which is:

conditional, that is to say, which makes payment by the acceptor dependent on the fulfilment of a condition therein stated; or

partial, that is to say, an acceptance to pay part only of the amount for which the bill is drawn; or

local, that is to say, an acceptance to pay only at a particular specified place; or

qualified as to time; or

the acceptance of some one or more of the drawees, but not of all.

An acceptance to pay at a particular place is a general acceptance, unless it expressly states that the bill is to be paid there only, and not elsewhere.