General Loan and Stock Act, 1931
This section says the Act may be cited as the General Loan and Stock Act.
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This section says the Act may be cited as the General Loan and Stock Act. This section defines “Crown Agents” and “International Bank” for the Act, unless the context requires otherwise. If an Act authorises borrowing for a purpose, the Minister or Crown Agents may raise the money by debentures, Zambia stock, another loan method, and may issue stock or bonds required by the International Bank. Loans made under this Act are to be paid from the Republic’s general revenues and assets. If the Minister or Crown Agents decide it is expedient to raise money by debentures, the debentures must be issued in the United Kingdom by the Crown Agents for the Government and signed by one of them.
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Short title ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
This section says the Act may be cited as the General Loan and Stock Act.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the General Loan and Stock Act. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949] - 2 Verify source ↗
Interpretation .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
This section defines “Crown Agents” and “International Bank” for the Act, unless the context requires otherwise.
2. Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— "Crown Agents" means the person or persons for the time being acting as the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, or any other person or persons appointed for the purposes of this Act by the Minister; "International Bank" means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. (World Bank) [As amended by No. 40 of 1952, No. 54 of 1955 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 3 Verify source ↗
Loans to be raised by debentures or stock ........................................................................................................................................... 1
If an Act authorises borrowing for a purpose, the Minister or Crown Agents may raise the money by debentures, Zambia stock, another loan method, and may issue stock or bonds required by the International Bank.
3. Loans to be raised by debentures or stock Whenever by any Act authority shall have been given, or shall hereafter be given, to raise any sum of money for the purposes mentioned in such Act, the Minister, or the Crown Agents acting on his behalf, may from time to time, as he or they may deem expedient, raise such sum either by debentures or by Zambia stock, or partly by debentures and partly by stock, or by a loan raised in any other manner: Provided that in the case of any such loan the Minister, or the Crown Agents acting on his behalf, may issue any stock or bond which may be required by the International Bank in accordance with the terms of By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 1 General Loan and Stock Act, 1931 (Chapter 350) Zambia Repealed such loan, and such stock or bond shall, except where the terms of any agreement entered into between the Minister and the International Bank provide otherwise, be subject to the provisions of this Act. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949, No. 40 of 1952, No. 54 of 1955 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 4 Verify source ↗
Loans to be a charge upon general revenues ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Loans made under this Act are to be paid from the Republic’s general revenues and assets.
4. Loans to be a charge upon general revenues The principal moneys and interest represented by debentures or stock issued under the provisions of this Act are hereby charged upon and shall be payable out of the general revenues and assets of the Republic. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 5 Verify source ↗
Borrowing upon debentures ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2
If the Minister or Crown Agents decide it is expedient to raise money by debentures, the debentures must be issued in the United Kingdom by the Crown Agents for the Government and signed by one of them.
5. Borrowing upon debentures When the Minister, or the Crown Agents acting on his behalf, shall deem it expedient to raise money by debentures, such debentures shall be issued in the United Kingdom on behalf of the Government by the Crown Agents, upon the best and most favourable terms that can be obtained, and shall be signed by any one of them on that behalf. [As amended by No. 19 of 1952 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 6 Verify source ↗
Amount of each debenture ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Each debenture issued under this Act must be for at least 200 kwacha.
6. Amount of each debenture Every debenture issued under the provisions of this Act shall be for the sum of not less than two hundred kwacha. - 7 Verify source ↗
Debentures may be redeemed by annual drawings or by purchase in the market or on a date fixed .............................. 2
The Government may redeem the debentures at par by annual drawings, market purchase, or on a date fixed when they are issued.
7. Debentures may be redeemed by annual drawings or by purchase in the market or on a date fixed The debentures shall be redeemable at par at the option of the Government by purchase in the market or by annual drawings, or on a date to be named in that behalf by the Minister, or by the Crown Agents acting on his behalf, as determined when issuing the debentures, such date not being later than sixty years from the date of issue, from and after which date all interest on the principal money represented thereby shall cease and determine whether payment of the principal shall have been demanded or not. [As amended by S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 8 Verify source ↗
Interest coupons .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Every debenture must have coupons attached for half-yearly interest payments.
8. Interest coupons There shall be attached to every debenture coupons for the payment of the interest to become due in each half-year upon the principal represented by the debenture. The coupons shall be sufficient in number to provide for the payment of the interest, either during the whole period for which the debenture has to run, or for such limited period as the Crown Agents, acting on behalf of the Government, may determine. [As amended by S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 9 Verify source ↗
Form of debentures and coupons ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
The Minister, or the Crown Agents acting on his behalf, may direct or approve the form of debentures and coupons.
9. Form of debentures and coupons The debentures and the coupons thereto shall be in such form as the Minister, or the Crown Agents acting on his behalf, may direct or approve. [As amended by S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 10 Verify source ↗
Debentures and coupons transferable by delivery .......................................................................................................................... 2
Debentures and coupons, and the right to receive the principal and interest they represent, can be transferred by delivery.
10. Debentures and coupons transferable by delivery Every debenture and coupon, and the right to receive the principal and interest represented thereby, shall be transferable by delivery. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 2 General Loan and Stock Act, 1931 (Chapter 350) Zambia Repealed - 11 Verify source ↗
Registry of debentures ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
A debenture must be registered in a register book before it is issued.
11. Registry of debentures Every debenture shall, before being issued, be registered in a register book to be kept for that purpose at the office in London of the Crown Agents. - 12 Verify source ↗
Payment of interest ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Interest on each debenture runs from the day named in the debenture and is paid half-yearly on the days named there.
12. Payment of interest The interest upon the principal represented by each debenture shall run from the day named in that behalf in the debenture, and shall be paid half-yearly on the days named in that behalf in the debenture, at the office in London of the Crown Agents. - 13 Verify source ↗
Mode of providing for payment of interest on debentures .......................................................................................................... 3
The Minister must set aside and send money for debenture interest payments while debentures remain outstanding, and late-presented debentures are not treated as outstanding just because they were not paid on the payment day.
13. Mode of providing for payment of interest on debentures So long as any of the debentures remain outstanding, the Minister shall, in each half-year ending with the day on which the interest on the debentures falls due, appropriate out of the general revenues and assets of the Republic a sum equal to one half-year's interest on the whole of the debentures issued, including any which may have been redeemed, but exclusive of any which may have been at any time exchanged for stock, and shall remit that sum to the Crown Agents at such time as will enable them to pay thereout the then current half-year's interest on the day on which it falls due. Debentures shall not be deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of this Act by reason only that one or more of the debentures have not been presented for payment on the day appointed for payment and have, in consequence, not been paid. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 14 Verify source ↗
Further sums to be remitted for the redemption of debentures ................................................................................................ 3
The Minister must set aside and remit a half-yearly additional sum for a sinking fund after the loan’s specified start date.
14. Further sums to be remitted for the redemption of debentures After the date specified in the Act authorising the loan as that on which the contributions to the sinking fund shall commence, the Minister shall, in each half-year ending as aforesaid, appropriate out of the said revenues and assets of the Republic for the formation of a sinking fund, an additional sum equal to one- half of the annual contribution specified in the prospectus or, in the case of a loan not issued publicly, in the terms of issue relating to the loan, and the said contribution shall be in respect of the total nominal amount of all the debentures issued, including any which may have been redeemed, but exclusive of any which may have been at any time exchanged for stock, and shall remit that sum to the Crown Agents with the remittance hereinbefore mentioned. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 15 Verify source ↗
Application of sinking fund ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
The sinking fund must be used first to pay redemption-related expenses and notice costs, then to repay the principal represented by the debentures.
15. Application of sinking fund The sinking fund shall be applied in the first place in payment of all expenses of, or incidental to, the redemption of the debentures and the cost and expenses of all notices required by this Act to be given, and in the next place, and subject to the aforesaid payments, in repayment of the principal moneys for the time being represented by the debentures. - 16 Verify source ↗
Creation of sinking fund for redemption of debentures payable on a fixed date ................................................................. 3
The Crown Agents must invest unused remitted money in approved securities to create a sinking fund for debenture redemption, keep investing returns in similar securities, and hold the fund in trust for repayment of the debentures’ principal.
16. Creation of sinking fund for redemption of debentures payable on a fixed date In the case of debentures redeemable on a date to be named when issuing the debentures, the Crown Agents shall place at interest or invest so much of the money so remitted to them as aforesaid as shall not be required for the payment of interest for the current half-year in the purchase of such securities as may be approved by the Minister, as a sinking fund for the final extinction of the debt, and the Crown Agents shall also place at interest or invest the dividends, interest, or produce of such investments in the purchase of like securities and may, from time to time, with the approval of the Minister, change any such investments and shall hold such fund in trust for the repayment of the principal moneys for the time being represented by the debentures. [As amended by No. 19 of 1952 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 3 General Loan and Stock Act, 1931 (Chapter 350) Zambia Repealed - 17 Verify source ↗
Disposal of sinking fund when debentures are redeemed by purchase or by annual drawings ....................................... 4
For debentures redeemable by annual drawings, the Crown Agents must keep the remitted money at interest, hold it in trust, and use it first to buy debentures at no more than par and then for redemption by annual drawings.
17. Disposal of sinking fund when debentures are redeemed by purchase or by annual drawings In the case of debentures redeemable by annual drawings, the Crown Agents shall place and keep the moneys so remitted to them, or so much thereof as may not be required for immediate payments, at interest, and shall hold all such moneys and the accumulations thereon in trust, to apply them in the first place to the purchase of the debentures when they can be obtained at a price not exceeding par and, secondly, to the redemption of the debentures by means of annual drawings. - 18 Verify source ↗
Appointment of day for drawing of debentures ............................................................................................................................... 4
Crown Agents must each year appoint a day for drawing by lot the debentures to be redeemed, unless the year’s redemption money has all been used to buy debentures.
18. Appointment of day for drawing of debentures After the date specified in the Act authorising a loan as that on which the contributions to the sinking fund shall commence in respect of that loan, and so long thereafter as any of the debentures remain outstanding and unsatisfied, the Crown Agents shall in every year, unless the whole of the money applicable in that year to the redemption of debentures has been applied in the purchase thereof, appoint a day in that year for the drawing by lot of the debentures to be redeemed. - 19 Verify source ↗
Notice of time and place appointed for drawing ............................................................................................................................. 4
If a drawing day is appointed, the Crown Agents must give at least 15 days’ notice by advertisement in the London Times.
19. Notice of time and place appointed for drawing If a day is appointed for drawing, the Crown Agents shall give, by advertisement in the London Times newspaper, not less than fifteen days' previous notice, specifying the day on which, and the hour and place at which, the drawing will take place. - 20 Verify source ↗
Mode of drawing .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Crown Agents must hold a meeting at the specified time and place, and debenture holders may attend if they choose.
20. Mode of drawing On the day and at the hour and place so specified, the Crown Agents shall hold a meeting, at which the holder of any debenture may, if he think fit, be present, and shall then in the presence of such debenture holders, if any, as may attend, and of a notary public, draw by lot, out of the whole number of debentures for the time being outstanding, debentures of the specified nominal amount. - 21 Verify source ↗
Notice of debentures drawn for redemption ..................................................................................................................................... 4
The Crown Agents must announce which debentures were drawn for redemption, publish the numbers in the London Times, and set a repayment day.
21. Notice of debentures drawn for redemption The Crown Agents shall thereupon declare the distinguishing numbers of the debentures drawn for redemption, and shall, as soon as may be, by advertisement in the London Times newspaper, specify those numbers and appoint a day, not being later as to each debenture than the day on which the then current half-year's interest thereon is payable, on which the principal moneys represented by the debentures so distinguished will be repaid. - 22 Verify source ↗
Payment of drawn debentures ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
On the appointed day, the Crown Agents must pay the holders of debentures drawn for repayment the principal and any interest due up to that day, on demand, at their London office.
22. Payment of drawn debentures On the day so appointed, the Crown Agents shall, at their office in London, on demand, pay to the holders of the debentures drawn for repayment the principal moneys represented by those debentures, with all interest payable thereon up to that day. - 23 Verify source ↗
Cesser of interest from day appointed for payment of principal ................................................................................................ 4
Interest on a debenture stops from the day set for repayment of the principal, even if payment has not been demanded.
23. Cesser of interest from day appointed for payment of principal From and after the day appointed for the repayment of any debenture, all interest on the principal moneys represented thereby shall cease and determine, whether payment of the principal shall have been demanded or not. - 24 Verify source ↗
Redeemed debentures to be cancelled ................................................................................................................................................ 4
When a debenture is repaid or redeemed by purchase, it and its coupons must be handed to the Crown Agents to be cancelled and forwarded to the Government.
24. Redeemed debentures to be cancelled Upon the repayment of the principal moneys represented by any debenture, the debenture, with all the coupons thereunto belonging, shall be delivered up to the Crown Agents, to be by them cancelled and By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 4 General Loan and Stock Act, 1931 (Chapter 350) Zambia Repealed forwarded to the Government. Any debenture redeemed by purchase shall likewise be so cancelled and forwarded. [As amended by S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 25 Verify source ↗
Date of redemption of stock .................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Stock must be redeemable at par on a date named by the Crown Agents, and that date cannot be more than 60 years after issue.
25. Date of redemption of stock (1) All the stock which may be created under the provisions of this Act shall be redeemable at par on a date to be named in that behalf by the Crown Agents when issuing the stock, such date not being later than sixty years from the date of issue: Provided that the Minister, or the Crown Agents acting on his behalf, may reserve the option to redeem the stock in whole or in part, by drawings or otherwise, at any time prior to such date on such conditions as may be declared at the time of issue. (2) From and after the date appointed for the redemption of the stock or any part of it, alll the interest on the principal moneys represented thereby shall cease and determine, whether payment of the principal shall have been demanded or not. [No. 38 of 1950 as amended by S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 26 Verify source ↗
Mode of providing for payment of interest on stock ...................................................................................................................... 5
The Minister must set aside and send enough money each half-year to cover interest on the stock while it remains unredeemed.
26. Mode of providing for payment of interest on stock So long as any of the stock shall remain unredeemed, the Minister shall, in each half-year ending with the day on which the interest on such stock falls due, appropriate out of the general revenues and assets of the Republic a sum equal to one half-year's interest on the whole of such stock, and shall remit that sum to the Crown Agents at such time as will enable them to pay thereout the then current half-year's interest on the day when it falls due. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 27 Verify source ↗
Provision for payment of principal of stock ....................................................................................................................................... 5
The Minister must set aside and remit, every half-year, an additional sum for a sinking fund.
27. Provision for payment of principal of stock The Minister shall, in the half-year ending on the date specified in the terms of issue of the loan as that on which the first contribution to the sinking fund shall be taken, and in each subsequent half-year, appropriate out of the said revenues and assets of the Republic, for the formation of a sinking fund, an additional sum equal to one-half of the annual contribution specified in the prospectus or, in the case of a loan not issued publicly, in the terms of issue relating to the loan, in respect of the total nominal amount of such stock, including any such stock which may at any time have been issued in exchange for debentures under the authority of this Act, and shall remit that sum to the Crown Agents with the remittance hereinbefore mentioned. [No. 38 of 1950 as amended by S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 28 Verify source ↗
Creation of sinking fund ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
The Crown Agents must invest certain remitted money and related returns in Minister-approved securities, and hold the fund in trust for repayment of the principal.
28. Creation of sinking fund The Crown Agents shall, for the purpose of forming such sinking fund, from time to time place at interest or invest so much of the money so remitted to them as aforesaid as shall not be required for the payment of interest for the current half-year in the purchase of such securities as may from time to time be approved by the Minister, and shall also place at interest or invest the dividends, interest, or produce of such investments in the purchase of like securities, and may from time to time, with the approval of the Minister, change any such investments, and shall hold such fund in trust for repayment of the principal moneys for the time being represented by the stock. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949, No. 38 of 1950 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 29 Verify source ↗
Cesser of sinking fund contributions .................................................................................................................................................... 5
The Minister may stop further sinking fund contributions if the trustees think the fund will still be enough to redeem the loan, but contributions must start again if the trustees later say they are needed.
29. Cesser of sinking fund contributions Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, if at any time the trustees of the sinking fund of any loan issued or to be issued under the provisions of this Act (other than a debenture loan By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 5 General Loan and Stock Act, 1931 (Chapter 350) Zambia Repealed redeemable by annual drawings or by purchase in the market) are satisfied that the value of the fund will be sufficient with further accumulations of interest, but without further payments of contributions, to enable the loan to be redeemed out of the proceeds of the sinking fund when the same shall fall due to be redeemed, the Minister may suspend further payments of contributions to the said sinking fund: Provided always that contributions to the sinking fund shall be recommenced if the trustees shall at any time inform the Minster that it is necessary. [No. 18 of 1949 as amended by S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 30 Verify source ↗
Charge upon general revenues ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
If the sinking funds are not enough to pay borrowed principal when due, the Minister must cover the shortfall from the Republic’s general revenues and assets.
30. Charge upon general revenues In case the sinking funds provided for by this Act shall be insufficient for the payment of all the principal moneys borrowed under the authority of this Act at the time the same shall have become due, the Minister shall make good the deficiency out of the general revenues and assets of the Republic. [As amended by S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 31 Verify source ↗
Expenses to be paid out of sinking fund ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Expenses connected with managing the sinking fund, and expenses for paying the borrowed principal, must be paid from the sinking fund.
31. Expenses to be paid out of sinking fund All expenses of or incidental to the management of the sinking fund, or to the payment of the principal moneys borrowed, shall be paid out of the sinking fund. - 32 Verify source ↗
Powers of Minister ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
The Minister may authorise or declare loan and stock conversions, issue stock or debentures, and arrange sales or conversions for specified financing purposes.
32. Powers of Minister The Minister shall also have, and may from time to time exercise, the following powers and authorities or any of them: (a) Debentures convertible into stock on conditions prescribed by the Crown Agents at time of issue He may authorise the Crown Agents when issuing any loan in the form of debentures to declare that such debentures will be convertible into stock at such dates and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Crown Agents at the time of the issue of the debentures. (b) Conversion of loans generally He may declare all or any of the Zambia loans, whether existing in the form of stock or debentures, to be convertible into stock, to be issued under the provisions of this Act. (c) Creation and issue of stock in exchange for other securities He may authorise the creation and issue of such an amount of stock in exchange for the securities held for such loans as may be necessary. (d) Creation and sale of stock or debentures to raise loans and for other purposes He may authorise the creation and sale of any such stock or debentures for the purpose of raising money for redeeming any outstanding loans, whether issued before or after the commencement of this Act, for paying any expense in the creation of stock, and otherwise for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (e) Arrangements for conversion Any conversion so authorised may be effected either by an arrangement with the holders of existing securities or by purchase thereof out of moneys raised by the sale of stock, or partly in one way and partly in the other. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949, No. 38 of 1950 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 6 General Loan and Stock Act, 1931 (Chapter 350) - 33 Verify source ↗
Exchange of securities for stock ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
This section generally does not allow the Act to increase capital or the annual charge on a loan, except in stated cases. One exception requires the Crown Agents to issue stock to cover stamp duties and other conversion expenses.
33. Exchange of securities for stock Zambia Repealed Nothing in this Act contained shall authorise an increase of the capital or of the annual charge on any loan, except— (a) when securities exchanged for stock bear a rate of interest not less than the stock, an additional amount of stock may be created and issued to make up the difference in saleable value between the securities and the stock; (b) in the case of the conversion of securities into stock, the Crown Agents shall issue such an amount of stock as may be required to defray the stamp duties and all other expenses incidential to the conversion; (c) in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be prescribed under paragraph (a) of section thirty-two. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949] - 34 Verify source ↗
Converted securities to be cancelled .................................................................................................................................................... 7
The Crown Agents must promptly cancel securities converted into stock, and cancelled debentures must be sent to the Minister.
34. Converted securities to be cancelled The securities exchanged or otherwise converted into stock under the provisions of this Act shall be forthwith cancelled by the Crown Agents, and the debentures surrendered shall be cancelled and transmitted to the Minister. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 35 Verify source ↗
Trustees to apportion amount of sinking fund released by conversion ................................................................................... 7
The trustees of the sinking fund must decide how much of the fund should be released when securities are converted, cancelled, or purchased.
35. Trustees to apportion amount of sinking fund released by conversion The trustees of the sinking fund appointed under this Act, and acting under any Act authorising the issue of any securities which may be exchanged into stock or cancelled or purchased under the provisions of this Act, shall determine what amount of the sinking fund held by them and created for repayment of such securities shall be released, and, in the determination of such question, the trustees shall take into consideration the value of the whole investments held by them on account of such sinking funds, the amount of the debt remaining a charge on such sinking funds, and such matters as the trustees may think fit to take into account. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949] - 36 Verify source ↗
Sinking funds released: how to be disposed of ................................................................................................................................ 7
Released sinking funds must be transferred to the trustees of the stock sinking fund or disposed of as the Minister directs with the National Assembly’s consent.
36. Sinking funds released: how to be disposed of So much of the sinking funds as may be released shall either be transferred unto the trustees of the stock sinking fund, or be disposed of in such a manner as the Minister, with the advise and consent of the National Assembly, may direct. [As amended by No. 18 of 1949, G.N. No. 315 of 1964 and S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 37 Verify source ↗
Creation inscription, issue, conversion and transfer of stock ....................................................................................................... 7
Crown Agents may, if the Minister requests, make arrangements for stock registration, issue, conversion, interest payments, and transfers.
37. Creation inscription, issue, conversion and transfer of stock The Crown Agents may, from time to time, at the request of the Minister, make arrangements for all or any of the following things: (a) for inscribing and registering stock in their books; (b) for managing the creation, inscription, registration and issue of stock, including the issue of certificates of title in respect of such stock; (c) for effecting the converstion of loans into stock; (d) for paying interest on stock and managing the transfers thereof; By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 7 General Loan and Stock Act, 1931 (Chapter 350) Zambia Repealed (e) for issuing stock certificates to bearer, and, as often as occasion shall require, reinscribing or re- registering them; (f) for effecting the exchange or conversion of inscribed stock into registered stock. [No. 38 of 1950 as amended by S.I. No. 159 of 1965] - 38 Verify source ↗
Making of regulations under section 16 of the Colonial Stock Act, 1877 ............................................................................... 8
This section lets an authority make regulations about how certain stock may be transferred.
38. Making of regulations under section 16 of the Colonial Stock Act, 1877 Authority is hereby given for the making of regulations under section 16 of the Colonial Stock Act, 1877, to provide that, in accordance with section 1 of the Colonial Stock Act, 1948, stock issued (whether before or after the passing of the last mentioned Act) under the provisions of this Act shall be transferable by instrument in writing inaccordance with the regulations and in no other manner. [No. 18 of 1949] - 39 Verify source ↗
Raising of loans in the Republic ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
This Act does not रोक raising loans in the Republic where another Act authorises the loans and sets the terms and conditions.
39. Raising of loans in the Republic Nothing in this Act contained shall prevent the raising of loans in the Republic upon such terms and conditions as shall be specified in any Act authorising the raising of such loans. [No. 54 of 1955 as amended by S.I. No. 159 of 1965] By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 8
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