The Government Securities Act

Short title, application and commencement

Definitions

Forms of Government securities

Subsidiary general ledger account

Transfer of Government securities

Holding of Government securities by holders of public offices

Recognition of title to Government security of deceased sole holder or joint holders

Right of survivors of joint holders or several payees

Nomination by holders of Government securities

Government securities belonging to minor or insane person

Issue of duplicate securities and of new securities on conversion, consolidation, sub-division,  renewal, stripping or reconstruction

Summary determination by Bank of title to Government security in case of dispute

Law applicable in regard to Government securities

Postponement of payments and registration of transfers pending the making of vesting order

Power of Bank to require bonds

Publication of notices in Official Gazette

Procedure and scope of vesting order

Legal effect of orders made by Bank

Stay of proceedings on order of Court

Cancellation by Bank of vesting proceedings

Discharge in respect of interest on Government securities

Discharge in respect of bearer bonds

Period of limitation of Governments’ liability in respect of interest

Inspection of documents

Micro films, facsimile copies of documents, magnetic tapes and computer print outs as  documents of evidence

Bank and its officers to be public officers

Misuse of subsidiary general ledger account facility

Pledge, hypothecation or lien

Power to call for information, cause inspection and issue directions

Contravention and penalties

Certain laws not to apply to Government securities

Powers of Bank not to apply to International Financial Services Centre

Power to make regulations

Construction of references to laws not in force in Jammu and Kashmir

Power to remove difficulties

Repeal and saving

All sections

For the purposes of section 124 of the Indian
Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), the provisions of Part IV of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of
1908) relating to suits by or against public officers in their official capacity, and the provisions of rule 27
of Order V, and rule 52 of Order XXI of the said Code, the Bank and any officer of the Bank acting in his
capacity as such shall be deemed to be a public officer.

LAWGIST

# 26 Bank and its officers to be public officers