P.R. Laws tit. 19, § 1229

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§ 1229. Warranties

(a) If its presentation is honored, the beneficiary warrants:

(1) To the issuer. any other person to whom presentation is made, and the applicant that there is no fraud or forgery of the kind described in § 1228(a) of this title, and

(2) to the applicant that the drawing does not violate any agreement between the applicant and beneficiary or any other agreement intended by them to be augmented by the letter of credit.

(b) The warranties in subsection (a) of this section are in addition to warranties arising under §§ 501-755, 801-1004, 1401-1653 and 1701-1911 of this title because of the presentation or transfer of documents covered by any of those sections.

History —Sept. 19, 1996, No. 241, added as § 5-110 on Dec. 31, 1997, No. 214, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.