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← Bills of Exchange Act 1949

Bills of Exchange Act 1949 s 77

s 77 Crossing by drawer or after issue

77.—(1) A cheque may be crossed generally or specially by the drawer. (2) Where a cheque is uncrossed, the holder may cross it generally or specially. (3) Where a cheque is crossed generally, the holder may cross it specially. (4) Where a cheque is crossed generally or specially, the holder may add the words “not negotiable”. (5) Where a cheque is crossed specially, the banker to whom it is crossed may again cross it specially to another banker for collection. (6) Where an uncrossed cheque, or a cheque crossed generally, is sent to a banker for collection, he may cross it specially to himself.

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