Such of the provisions of parts III and IV of this Act as relate to receipt of dividends and transfer of stock by executors or administrators, and to evidence of title to dividends or stock, and to receipt of dividends on stock standing in the names of infants or persons of unsound mind, and to payment of dividends on stock by sending warrants through the post, shall apply to all stock of any company or corporation, funds or annuities, transferable in the books of the Bank of England or of Ireland.