{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bills-of-exchange-act-1882/section-78",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bills-of-exchange-act-1882/section-78.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/45-46/61",
  "legislation_title": "Bills of Exchange Act 1882",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bills-of-exchange-act-1882",
  "path": "section/78",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "78",
  "heading": "Crossing a material part of cheque.",
  "text": "A crossing authorised by this Act is a material part of the cheque; it shall not be lawful for any person to obliterate or, except as authorised by this Act, to add to or alter the crossing.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 78–81 extended by S.I. 1984/779, reg. 7(2)Ss. 78-81 extended by S.I. 1991/1031, reg. 7(2)Ss. 78-81 applied by S.I. 1991/1407, reg. 7(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Ss. 78-81 applied (6.4.2015) by The National Savings (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/624), regs. 1(1), 96"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Ss. 78-81 applied (with modifications) (6.4.2015) by The National Savings Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/623), regs. 1(1), 58"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 78 extended by Cheques Act 1957 (c. 36, SIF 14), s. 5, S.I 1972/641, reg.7(2), 1972/764, reg. 21(5), 1972/765, reg. 8(2) and 1976/2012, reg.22(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/45-46/61/section/78",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:40:57.253128+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}