Part I

Preliminary

1 Short title.

This Act may be cited as “The National Debt Act 1870.”

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C13 Interpretation of terms.

In this Act—

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  • “Stock” means the several capital or joint stocks of perpetual annuities described in the first schedule to this Act, and includes any share or interest therein respectively:

F3“Stockholder” means a person holding stock, being entered as such in—

  1. a

    F6a register kept by the Registrar of Government Stock in accordance with regulations under section 47 of the Finance Act 1942 (see regulation 7 of the Government Stock Regulations 2004); or

  2. b

    a register kept by the Operator of a relevant system under the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 (and “Operator” and “relevant system” shall have the same meanings as they have in those Regulations):

  • “Warrant” includes draft, order, cheque, or other document used as a medium for payment of dividends:

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  • “The Consolidated Fund” means the consolidated fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland:

  • “The Court of Chancery” means the Court of Chancery in England or the Court of Chancery in Ireland as the case requires:

  • “Person” includes corporation:

  • “Representatives” means executors, administrators, or successors and assigns.

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