Finance (No. 2) Act 1992

Miscellaneous

77 Northern Ireland Electricity

Schedule 17 to this Act (which makes provision in relation to the transfer of the undertaking of Northern Ireland Electricity) shall have effect.

78 Gas levy: restriction of liability

In section 123 of the [1990 c. 29.] Finance Act 1990 (gas levy), in subsection (3) (rights to gas of British Gas Corporation treated as continuing, for purposes of levy on producer, in certain circumstances) at the end of paragraph (b) (termination of rights disregarded unless occurring before 5th March 1990) there shall be added “or by effluxion of time, pursuant to a term in the contract or document, being a term in existence on 27th November 1991.”

79 Treasury bills

(1) In section 8 of the [1877 c. 2.] Treasury Bills Act 1877 (bills to be issued under Treasury warrant countersigned by Comptroller and Auditor General) the words “countersigned by the Comptroller and Auditor General” shall be omitted.

(2) This section shall apply where the warrant concerned is issued on or after the day on which this Act is passed.

80 Publication of rates of interest

(1) Section 5(8) of the [1968 c. 13.] National Loans Act 1968 (which requires the Treasury to publish certain rates of interest in the London and Edinburgh Gazettes) shall cease to have effect.

(2) This section shall have effect in relation to rates of interest determined after the day on which this Act is passed.