QUESTION
(a) "A promissory note is an instrument in writing (not being a blank or a currency note) containing an unconditional undertaking, signed by the maker, to pay a certain sum of money only to or to the order of a certain person or to the bearer of the instrument".
Required:
Discuss the essential requisites of a promissory note.
(b) "A Bill of Exchange is an instrument in writing containing an unconditional order, signed by the maker, directing a certain person to pay a certain sum of money and money only to or to the order of a certain person or to the bearer of the instrument".
Required:
Distinguish between a ‘Promissory note' and a ‘Bill of Exchange'.