1、BRITISH STANDARD BS6601:1985 ISO6260:1984 Specification for Mail payment orders UDC 656.883.3BS6601:1985 This BritishStandard, having been prepared under the directionof the Office and Information Standards Committee, was published underthe authority of the BoardofBSI and comesintoeffecton 31May 198
2、5 BSI12-1999 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee referenceOIS/12 Draft for comment79/60218DC ISBN 0 580 14448 8 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation of this BritishStandard was entrusted by the Office and Information Standards Commi
3、ttee (OIS/-) to Technical CommitteeOIS/12, upon which the following bodies were represented: Accepting Houses Committee American Banks Association of London (ABAL) Building Societies Association Committee of London Clearing Bankers on behalf of London and Scottish Clearing Banks and Yorkshire Bank T
4、he Stock Exchange Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date of issue CommentsBS6601:1985 BSI 12-1999 i Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover National foreword ii 1 Scope and field of application 1 2 References 1 3 Data elements 1 4 Form 3 5 Languages 3 Specimen form 1 Layou
5、t of mail payment order 4 Specimen form 2 Example of completed mail payment order 5 Table Data elements 1 Publications referred to Inside back coverBS6601:1985 ii BSI 12-1999 National foreword This BritishStandard has been prepared under the direction of the Office and Information Standards Committe
6、e and is identical with ISO6260 “Mail payment orders” published in1984 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Terminology and conventions. The text of the International Standard has been approved as suitable for publication as a BritishStandard without deviation. Some terminolo
7、gy and certain conventions are not identical with those used in BritishStandards; attention is drawn especially to the following. Where the words “International Standard” appear, referring to this standard, they should be read as “British Standard”. A British Standard does not purport to include all
8、 the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Cross-references International Standards Corresponding British Standards ISO2014:1976 BS524
9、9 Representation of elements of data in interchanges using data processing systems Part1:1976 Representation of dates and times (Technically equivalent) ISO3535:1977 BS5537:1978 Specification for forms design sheet and layout chart (Identical) ISO4217:1981 BS5716:1981 Specification for codes for the
10、 representation of currencies and funds (Identical) Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pagesi andii, pages1 to6, an inside back cover and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will
11、be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover.BS6601:1985 BSI 12-1999 1 1 Scope and field of application This InternationalStandard defines data elements used on mail payment orders for use between banks, and specifies a layout key for the form to be used. 2 References ISO2014, Writi
12、ng of calendar dates in all-numeric form. ISO3535, Forms design sheet and layout chart. ISO4217, Codes for the representation of currencies and funds. 3 Data elements The data elements given in the following table are listed in the order in which they appear on specimen form1 on page4. Table Data el
13、ements Field number Field name Field definition Entry ) * + , - . / 0 Sending bank (and issuing branch) Document name Transaction reference Date of issue Receiving bank Ordering customer Please pay Less charges Charges to our account Ordering bank References The bank sending the mail payment order.
14、The name describing the function of the document. The reference of the sending bank. The date the document was issued. The bank to which the mail payment order is sent. The customer who originates the transaction. An instruction to provide funds to the designated payee. Charges Procedure by which th
15、e receiving bank should collect its commission and expenses relating to the payment The bank of the ordering customer. References of the ordering bank. Name of bank, branch, city and country. Logotype may be used. MAIL PAYMENT ORDER (preprinted). Reference data. (S.W.I.F.T. field20) If written numer
16、ically, the date shall be written as specified in ISO2014, for example1978-12-15 (i.e.year-month-day). Name of bank and postal address a . Identification of the ordering customer. (S.W.I F.T. field50) Please pay (usually preprinted). (S.W.I.F.T. field71A) Appropriate instructions to pay less charges
17、 or to charge to the senders account. Identification of the bank. (S.W.I.F.T. field52s) Reference data. a The address should be as abbreviated as possible without jeopardizing postal delivery. Window envelope requirements should be observed.BS6601:1985 2 BSI 12-1999Table Data elements NOTE 1Where it
18、 is necessary to provide covering funds to the bank effecting the payment, Field12 should indicate the name of the bank at which cover will be provided and a separate payment instruction should be issued to that bank. Care shall be taken to ensure that the exact reference of the primary payment orde
19、r is given in the separate payment instruction. In these circumstances the name of the ultimate beneficiary of the original payment order shall not be quoted. NOTE 2Field numbers (tags) assigned by S.W.I.F.T. (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) as per date of issue of this
20、 International Standard are noted within parentheses in the entry column above. These numbers may at the discretion of the user be included within parentheses in positions marked xxx on the specimen form1. (See specimen form2.) Field number Field name Field definition Entry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Value date
21、Currency Amount Repetition of amount Bank to bank information Beneficiary Method of reimbursement In account with bank Details of payment Authorization The date (if known) on which the funds will be at the disposal of the receiving bank. The particular monetary unit utilized in the payment order. Th
22、e value in units of currency. A repetition in words or figures representing the amount. Contains additional instructions or information for the receiving bank. The party to whom payment is ultimately made. Additional settlement information. The bank making the payment to the beneficiary, if other th
23、an the receiving bank. Information for the beneficiary from the ordering customer. Authorization of the payment. If written numerically, the date shall be written as specified in ISO2014, for example1978-12-15 (i.e.year-month-day). Alpha currency code, as specified in ISO4217. (S.W.I.F.T. field32A)
24、Amount in figures, preceded and followed by opening and closing marks respectively. (S.W.I.F.T. field32A) Amount in words or figures. Free text. (S.W.I.F.T. field72) Identification of the beneficiary, for example name and address, passport number etc.(S.W.I.F.T. field59) Examples: senders correspond
25、ent bank; receivers correspondent bank; we credit you; debit our account; account numbers. (S.W.I.F.T. field53, alternatively fields53+54) Identification of the “account with” bank. (S.W.I.F.T. field57s) Free text. (S.W.I.F.T. field70) Signature(s) or other authorization.BS6601:1985 BSI 12-1999 3 4
26、Form 4.1 Size The size of the form shall be2/3A4L(198mm 210mm). 1) 4.2 Layout The layout shall be as shown in specimen form1 on page4. A completed example, specimen form2, is given on page5. Fields5 and6 may be interchanged to suit national postal requirements for window envelopes. NOTEOn the origin
27、al, the box for the receiving bank shall be printed with heavier lines. 4.3 Duplicates It is recommended that only the original be sent, but if duplicates are sent they shall have a print across the page indicating in the languages used that they are duplicates. Duplicates shall not contain authoriz
28、ation. NOTEOn duplicates (if any), the box for the addressee shall be printed with heavier lines. 5 Languages The language(s) of the preprinted text shall be: a) English or French; b) the native language of the originator (optional); c) any other language(s) (optional). 1) The image area can also be
29、 accommodated on the corresponding North American form size.BS6601:1985 4 BSI 12-1999 Specimen form1 Layout of mail payment order (The encircled field numbers are given for information only, to show correlation with clause3.) NOTEIn order to give the exact sizes and positions of the fields, the form
30、 is superimposed on a layout chart according to ISO3535. The symbol “xxx” signifies space for a field code. (See clause3.)BS6601:1985 BSI 12-1999 5 Specimen form2 Example of completed mail payment order NOTE 1The data entries are typical for a Swedish bank. A copy of the document is mailed to the or
31、dering customer in a window envelope. NOTE 2S.W.I.F.T. field numbers (tags) are included in this example.6 blankBS6601:1985 BSI 12-1999 Publications referred to See national foreword.BS6601:1985 ISO6260:1984 BSI 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL BSIBritishStandardsInstitution BSI is the independe
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