alleryStart learning →A drawee may require the holder to allow him how long, excluding public holidays, to decide on acceptance?
AForty-eight hours
BSeventy-two hours
CTwelve hours
DTwenty-four hours
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Forty-eight hours
The Act allows the drawee forty-eight hours, exclusive of public holidays, to consider acceptance.
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