http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/45-46/61/section/76/1991-07-08Bills of Exchange Act 1882An Act to codify the law relating to Bills of Exchange, Cheques, and Promissory Notes.1977-10-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2023-09-221991-07-08 Part III Cheques on a Banker Crossed Cheques General and special crossings defined. <CommentaryRef Ref="c580850"/>761Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of—aThe words “and company” or any abbreviation thereof between two parallel transverse lines, either with or without the words “not negotiable”; orbTwo parallel transverse lines simply, either with or without the words “not negotiable”;that addition constitutes a crossing, and the cheque is crossed generally.2Where 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.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)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)
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General and special crossings defined.
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S. 76 extended by
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,
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/641, reg. 7(2), 1972/764, reg. 21(5), 1972/765, reg. 8(2) and 1976/2012, reg. 22(2)
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S. 76 extended by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1984/779" id="c00086" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1984" Number="779">S.I. 1984/779</Citation>
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S. 76 extended by
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S. 76 applied by
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