The Irish Registers of Government Stock (Closure and Transfer) Order 2002

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires—

“appointed day” means 28th October 2002;

“Bank of England legislation” means any enactment or subordinate legislation relating to the English gilts register or to gilts registered therein;

“English gilts register” means the register required to be kept at the office of the Chief Registrar of the Bank of England under section 47 of the Finance Act 1942(1) (registration of government stock);

“gilts” means stock or registered bonds of any of the descriptions included in Part I of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 1942 (transfer and registration of government stock);

“Irish gilts register” means the registers required to be kept under section 47 of the Finance Act 1942 at the offices of the Bank of Ireland in Dublin and Belfast as the case may be.

(1)

1942 c. 21. Section 47 was amended by the Finance Act 1963 (c. 25), section 73(b), Schedule 14 Part VII, the National Loans Act 1968 (c. 13), section 24(2), Schedule 6 Part I, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12) and the Finance Act 1989 (c. 26), section 187, Schedule 17, Part XIV.