Section 3Transfer of Government securities

Section 3: Transfer of Government securities

3. Transfer of Government securities

(1)

Subject to the provisions of section 5, a transfer of a Government security shall be made only in the manner prescribed for the making of transfers of securities of the class to which it belongs, and no transfer of a Government security which—

(i)

is made after the 30th April, 1946, in the case of a security issued by the Central Government,

(ii)

is made after the 31st March, 1949, in the case of a security issued by the Government of a Part A State,

(iii)

is made after the 14th October, 1956, in the case of a security issued by the Government of a Part B State other than Jammu and Kashmir, ***

(iv)

is made on or after the 1st day of November, 1956, in the case of a security issued on or after that day by the Government of any State other than Jammu and Kashmir*, [and] [(v) is made on or after the 1st day of September, 1972, in the case of a securit y issued on or after that day by the Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir,] shall be valid if—

(a)

it does not purport to convey the full title to the security, or

(b)

it is of such a nature as to affect the manner in which the security was expressed by [the Government] to be held.

(2)

Nothing in this section shall affect any order made by the Bank under this Act, or any order made by a Court upon the Bank.

Amendment notes (6)
  1. Subs . Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for the opening paragraph.
  2. omitted w.e.f. 1-9-1972 . The word "and" omitted by Act 44 of 1972, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-9-1972).
  3. Added w.e.f. 1-9-1972 . Added by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-1972).
  4. Ins w.e.f. 1-9-1972 . Ins. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-1972).
  5. Subs w.e.f. 1-4-1949 . Subs. by Act 6 of 1949, s. 6, for "the Central Government" (w.e.f. 1-4-1949).
  6. . Vide Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.