Bank Notes (Ireland) Act, 1864

Power to impress names on bank notes, &c. of Bank of Ireland by machinery.

1. All bank notes, bank post bills, and bank bills of exchange of the said Governor and Company, whereon the name or names of any person or persons authorized to sign such bank notes, bank post bills, and bank bills of exchange on behalf of the said Governor and Company may be impressed by machinery, in such form as may from time to time be adopted by the said Governor and Company, and with the authority of the same, shall be and be taken to be good and valid to all intents and purposes, as if such bank notes, bank post bills, and bank bills of exchange had been subscribed in the proper handwriting of the person or persons authorized by the said Governor and Company to sign the same respectively, and shall be deemed and taken to be bank notes, bank post bills, and bank bills of exchange within the meaning of all laws and statutes whatsoever, and shall and may be described as bank notes, bank post bills, and bank bills of exchange in all indictments and other criminal and civil proceedings whatsoever, any law, statute, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.