Section 76
General and special crossings defined
ActIn forceProvision 80 of 107
Section 76
(1)
Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of—
(a)
the words “and company” or any abbreviation thereof between two parallel transverse lines, either with or without the words
“not negotiable”; or
(b)
two parallel transverse lines simply, either with or without the words “not negotiable”, that addition constitutes a crossing, and the cheque is crossed generally.
(2)
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.