Lawgist3Forms of Government securities
A Government security may, subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified, be in such forms as may be prescribed or in one of the following forms, namely:--
(i) a Government promissory note payable to or to the order of a certain persons; or
(ii) a bearer bond payable to bearer; or
(iii) a stock; or
(iv) a bond held in a bond ledger account.
Explanation.--For the purpose of this section, "stock" means a Government security,--
(i) registered in the books of the Bank for which a stock certificate is issued; or
(ii) held at the credit of the holder in the subsidiary general ledger account including the constituents subsidiary general ledger account maintained in the books of the Bank,
and transferable by registration in the books of the Bank.
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- 1 Short title, application and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Forms of Government securities
- 4 Subsidiary general ledger account
- 5 Transfer of Government securities
- 6 Holding of Government securities by holders of public offices
- 7 Recognition of title to Government security of deceased sole holder or joint holders
- 8 Right of survivors of joint holders or several payees
- 9 Nomination by holders of Government securities
- 10 Government securities belonging to minor or insane person
- 11 Issue of duplicate securities and of new securities on conversion, consolidation, sub-division, renewal, stripping or reconstruction
- 12 Summary determination by Bank of title to Government security in case of dispute
- 13 Law applicable in regard to Government securities
- 14 Postponement of payments and registration of transfers pending the making of vesting order
- 15 Power of Bank to require bonds
- 16 Publication of notices in Official Gazette
- 17 Procedure and scope of vesting order
- 18 Legal effect of orders made by Bank
- 19 Stay of proceedings on order of Court
- 20 Cancellation by Bank of vesting proceedings
- 21 Discharge in respect of interest on Government securities
- 22 Discharge in respect of bearer bonds
- 23 Period of limitation of Governments’ liability in respect of interest
- 24 Inspection of documents
- 25 Micro films, facsimile copies of documents, magnetic tapes and computer print outs as documents of evidence
- 26 Bank and its officers to be public officers
- 27 Misuse of subsidiary general ledger account facility
- 28 Pledge, hypothecation or lien
- 29 Power to call for information, cause inspection and issue directions
- 30 Contravention and penalties
- 31 Certain laws not to apply to Government securities
- 31A Powers of Bank not to apply to International Financial Services Centre
- 32 Power to make regulations
- 33 Construction of references to laws not in force in Jammu and Kashmir
- 34 Power to remove difficulties
- 35 Repeal and saving
