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61 Interpretation etc. of Part II.E+W+S
(1)In this Part—
“debenture ” includes debenture stock;
“securities ”, in relation to a company, includes shares, debentures, bonds and other securities of the company, whether or not constituting a charge on the assets of the company;
“shares ” includes stock;
“subsidiary ” [has the meaning given by section 736 of] the Companies Act 1985.
(2)An order under section 49 above nominating any company for the purposes of that section and an order under subsection (1) of that section appointing the transfer date may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order at any time before any property, rights or liabilities vest in any company by virtue of section 49 above.
(3)A company shall be regarded for the purposes of this Part as wholly owned by the Crown at any time when each of the issued shares in the company is held by, or by a nominee of, the Treasury or the Secretary of State.
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