Lawgist31Certain laws not to apply to Government securities
(1) The Public Debt Act, 1944 (18 of 1944) shall cease to apply to the Government securities to which this Act applies and to all matters for which provisions have been made by this Act.
(2) Notwithstanding such cessation anything done or any action taken in the exercise of any power conferred by or under that Act shall be deemed to have been done or taken in the exercise of the powers conferred by or under this Act as if this Act was in force at all material times.
(3) Nothing contained in the Depositories Act, 1996 (22 of 1996) or the regulations made thereunder shall apply to Government securities covered by this Act unless an agreement is executed to the contrary by any depository under the Depositories Act, 1996 with the Government or the Bank, as the case may be.
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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
