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(1)In this section “vehicle company” means a company formed or acquired for the purpose of—
(a)becoming a transferee, or
(b)holding shares in a company formed or acquired for that purpose.
(2)Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, the Secretary of State may—
(a)subscribe for or otherwise acquire shares in or securities of a vehicle company, or acquire rights to subscribe for such shares or securities,
(b)by a direction given to a company formed or acquired for the purpose of becoming a transferee require it, in consequence of the transfer by virtue of a scheme under section 8 of this Act of property, rights or liabilities, to issue to him, or to such other person as may be specified in the direction, such shares or securities as may be so specified,
(c)from time to time by a direction given to a vehicle company require it to issue to him, or to such other person as may be specified in the direction, such shares or securities as may be so specified, or
(d)make loans to a vehicle company on such terms and conditions as he may determine.
(3)A direction under subsection (2)(b) or (c) above may require any shares to which it relates to be issued as fully or partly paid up.
(4)The Secretary of State shall not—
(a)subscribe for or otherwise acquire shares in or securities of a vehicle company, or acquire rights to subscribe for such shares or securities, unless all the relevant shares are to be held by or on behalf of the Crown, or
(b)at any time give a direction or make a loan to a vehicle company unless all the relevant shares are then held by or on behalf of the Crown.
(5)For the purposes of subsection (4) above—
(a)shares are held by or on behalf of the Crown where the Crown or any person acting on behalf of the Crown has a legal interest in them; and
(b)“ ”, in relation to a vehicle company, means the issued shares of that company or, if it is a subsidiary of another vehicle company, the issued shares of that other company.
(6)A scheme under section 8 of this Act may, as between any vehicle companies or as between a vehicle company and the Secretary of State, confer or impose rights and liabilities in connection with any of the matters as to which the Secretary of State may exercise his powers under this Act.
(7)The Secretary of State shall not exercise any of the powers conferred by the preceding provisions of this section or dispose of any shares in or securities of a vehicle company without the consent of the Treasury.
Commencement Information
I1S. 10 wholly in force at 23.10.1991 see s. 15(6) and S.I. 1991/2430, art. 2
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