9.—(1) The Finance Act 1916(1) is amended as follows.
(2) For section 65(2) (lost or destroyed Exchequer bonds) there is substituted—
65. Where the Registrar of Government Stock is satisfied that any Exchequer bond, or any other bond to bearer issued by or on behalf of the Treasury, or any coupon of any such bond has been lost or destroyed, he may, if he thinks fit, and on such conditions as he thinks fit, but subject to any general directions of the Treasury, issue a new bond or coupon on receiving indemnity to his satisfaction against the claims of all persons deriving title under the bond or coupon lost or destroyed.”.
(3) In section 66(3) (transfer of stock on authority of order of a court), for “Bank of England” there is substituted “Registrar of Government Stock”.
(4) In section 67(4) (indemnity on transfer of Government stock), after “Bank of England” there is inserted “, the Registrar of Government Stock, any previous Registrar of Government Stock”.
Section 65 was amended by the National Debt Act 1958 (c. 6), section 17 and the Schedule.
Section 66 was amended by the Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48), section 108(1)(b); the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), section 1(1) and Schedule 1, Part III, S.I. 1967/487, article 4; and S.I. 2002/2521, article 10(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 3.
Section 67 was amended by the Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48), section 108(1)(b); S.I. 2001/3755, regulation 51 and Schedule 7, Part 1, paragraph 4(a) and (b); and S.I. 2002/2521, article 10(2) and Schedule 2, Part I.