National Debt Act 1972
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The National Debt Act 1972 (c. 65) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the national debt and the Director of Savings in the United Kingdom.[1]
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the national debt and the Director of Savings, with corrections and minor improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949. |
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| Citation | 1972 c. 65 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 9 August 1972 |
| Commencement | 9 August 1972[b] |
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| Amends | |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
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Status: Partially repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the National Debt Act 1972 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 17(1) of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
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| 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 6 | National Debt Act 1958 | The whole act. |
| 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 36 | Finance Act 1961 | Section 35. |
| 1965 c. 32 | Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act 1965 | Section 1(2). |
| 1967 c. 17 | Iron and Steel Act 1967 | Section 26(8)(c). |
| 1968 c. 13 | National Loans Act 1968 | In section 16, subsections (1)(b) and (6) and in subsection (2) the words "either or both of". |
| In schedule 5 the entries relating to the National Debt Act 1958 and the Finance Act 1961. | ||
| 1969 c. 32 | Finance Act 1969 | Section 52(2) to (4). |
| 1969 c. 48 | Post Office Act 1969 | Section 93(1) and (2). |
| Section 108, except paragraphs (a) to (d), (f) and (g), of subsection (1). | ||
| Sections 110 to 112 and section 122. |
Subsequent developments
Section 18 of the act (which saved the powers of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in relation to the matters addressed by section 15) was repealed by the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973, which came into force on 18 July 1973.[3] Sections 3(3), 7(3) and 14 of the act were repealed by schedule 6 to the Trustee Savings Banks Act 1976, which came into force on 20 July 1986.[4] Section 5 (settlement of disputes as to holdings on the register) was repealed by part 5(2) of schedule 11 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 2005, which came into force on 20 July 2005.[5] Section 10 was further amended by the Finance Act 2008.[6]
Notes
- Section 20.