11. Replacement of section 76 of the principal enactment

Section 76 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor: -

76. (1) Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of two parallel transverse lines, either with or without the words “not negotiable”, that addition constitutes a crossing, and the cheque is crossed generally.

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.”.