Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

399.   General and special crossings defined

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    (1)   Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of—

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      (a)      the words “and company,” or any abbreviation, between 2 parallel transverse lines, either with or without the words “not negotiable”; or

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      (b)      two parallel transverse lines simple, either with or without the words “not negotiable,”

that addition constitutes a crossing, and the cheque is crossed generally.

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    (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.