Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00074:section:90
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00074
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 90
Character Range: 89384–90113

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.