Identification number for each transaction
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Every debit and credit in the cash or credit ledger carries a unique identification number, which is what links a payment to the return or the order it discharges.
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(1) A unique identification number shall be generated at the common portal for each debit or credit to the electronic cash or credit ledger, as the case may be.
(2) The unique identification number relating to discharge of any liability shall be indicated in the corresponding entry in the electronic liability register.
(3) A unique identification number shall be generated at the common portal for each credit in the electronic liability register for reasons other than those covered under sub-rule (2).
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