Government Trustee Securities Act 1957

This Act may be cited as the Government Trustee Securities Act 1957.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Colonial Stock Acts” means the Acts of the Imperial Parliament known as the Colonial Stock Acts, 1877 to 1948 [40 and 41 Vict. C.

59; 55 and 56 Vict. C. 35, 63 and 64 Vict. C. 62; 24 and 25 Geo. 5 c.

47]

“Crown Agents” means the person or persons for the time being acting as

Crown

Agents for

Oversea

Governments and

Administrations in England or any one of them.

This Act shall apply to all securities heretofore created or issued or deemed to have been created or issued on behalf of the

Government of Malaysia or hereafter created or issued on behalf of the Government of Malaysia to which for the time being the Colonial

Stock Acts apply and which are for the time being registered in the

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United Kingdom in accordance with those Acts, each and all of which securities are hereinafter referred to as “Federal Government securities”:

Provided that this Act shall not apply to securities issued after the commencement of the External Loans Act 1963 [Act 403].

Whenever by the final judgment, decree, rule or order of any court of competent jurisdiction in the United Kingdom, any sum of money is adjudged or declared to be payable by the Government of

For the purposes of this section “final judgment, decree, rule or order” means in case of appeal the final judgment, decree, rule or order of the ultimate court hearing the appeal.

In order to enable every such payment to be duly made, a certificate under the hands of the Crown Agents, specifying the sum so paid under order of any such court, shall be sufficient authority to the Auditor General or other officer having the auditing of their accounts for passing such sum without further appropriation.

Legislation which appears to Her Majesty’s Government in the

United Kingdom to alter any of the provisions affecting Government securities to the injury of holders or to involve a departure from the original contract in regard to those securities, shall not be submitted for assent except after agreement with Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, and if attention is drawn to any such legislation as aforesaid after the passing thereof, the Government of Malaysia

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shall take the necessary steps to ensure such amendment as may be requested by Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

(Omitted).

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LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law

Short Title

In force from

Act 22/1963

External Loans Act 1963

15-06-1963

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LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from

3

Act 22/1963 15-06-1963

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