# Bills of Exchange Act 1882, Section 81: Effect of crossing on holder.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Where a person takes a crossed cheque which bears on it the words “not negotiable,” he shall not have and shall not be capable of giving a better title to the cheque than that which the person from whom he took it had.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/45-46/61/section/81 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bills-of-exchange-act-1882/section-81
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