s 76 General and special crossings defined
76.—(1) Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of —(a) the words “and company” or any abbreviation thereof between 2 parallel transverse lines, either with or without the words “not negotiable”; or (b) 2 parallel transverse lines simply, either with or without the words “not negotiable”, that addition constitutes a crossing, and the cheque is crossed generally. [S 30/2010] (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.