# Bills of Exchange Act 1882, Section 26: Person signing as agent or in representative capacity.


(1) Where a person signs a bill as drawer, indorser, or acceptor, and adds words to his signature, indicating that he signs for or on behalf of a principal, or in a representative character, he is not personally liable thereon; but the mere addition to his signature of words describing him as an agent, or as filling a representative character, does not exempt him from personal liability.
(2) In determining whether a signature on a bill is that of the principal or that of the agent by whose hand it is written, the construction most favourable to the validity of the instrument shall be adopted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/45-46/61/section/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bills-of-exchange-act-1882/section-26
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