Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — section 18

18. Where amount is stated differently in figures and words. If the amount undertaken or ordered to be paid is stated differently in figures and in words, the amount stated in words shall be the amount undertaken or ordered to be paid 5[ : ] 1 Subs. by the Negotiable Instruments (Amdt.) Act, 1957 (5 of 1958), s. 4 (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation” which had been subs. by A. O., 1949, Arts. 3 (2) and 4, for “British India”. 2 Subs. by the Negotiable Instruments (Amdt.) Act, 1919 (8 of 1919), s. 3, for the original sub-section. 3 Ins. by the Negotiable Instruments (Amdt.) Act, 1914 (5 of 1914), s. 2. 4 Ins. Ibid., s. 3. 5 Subs. by the Negotiable Instruments (Amdt.) Ordinance, 1962 (49 of 1962), s. 9, for the full-stop. 1 [Provided that if the words, are ambiguous or uncertain, the amount may be ascertained by referring to the figures.] 2