Report No. 11
22. Immediate parties.-
For the purposes of this Act-
(a) the drawer of a bill stands in immediate relation to the acceptor;
(b) the maker of a note, or the drawer of a bill or cheque stands in immediate relation to the payee, and the indorser to his indorsee;
(c) other persons who sign may, by agreement, stand in immediate relation to a holder. (Section 44, Expl.1