cheque and bill of exchange

a.     The exact meaning or actual wording of a document as distinct from its effect

Apparent tenor of cheques means: date of cheque, sum of cheque both word and figure, name of payee, drawer signatures

(f) “material alteration” in relation to a promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque includes any alteration of the date, the sum payable, the time of payment, the place of payment, and, where any such instrument has been accepted generally, the addition of a place of payment without the acceptor's assent;