Part III Cheques on a Banker
Crossed Cheques
76 General and special crossings defined.
(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.