Section 76 General and special crossings defined.C4C1
United Kingdom
Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of—
The words “and company” or any abbreviation thereof between two parallel transverse lines, either with or without the words “not negotiable”; or
Two parallel transverse lines simply, either with or without the words “not negotiable”;
that addition constitutes a crossing, and the cheque is crossed generally.
Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of the name of a banker, either with or without the words “not negotiable,” that addition constitutes a crossing, and the cheque is crossed specially and to that banker.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
S. 76 extended by S.I. 1984/779, reg. 7(2)
S. 76 extended by S.I. 1991/1031, reg. 7(2)
S. 76 applied by S.I. 1991/1407, reg. 7(2)
- C2
S. 76(1) applied (with modifications) (6.4.2015) by The National Savings Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/623), regs. 1(1), 58
- C3
S. 76(1) applied (6.4.2015) by The National Savings (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/624), regs. 1(1), 96
- C4
S. 76 extended by Cheques Act 1957 (c. 36, SIF 14), s. 5, 1972/641, reg. 7(2), 1972/764, reg. 21(5), 1972/765, reg. 8(2) and 1976/2012, reg. 22(2)