Act Number: 18

Act Name: The Public Debt Act, 1944

Year: 1944

Enactment Date: 1944-11-22

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Government securities and to the management by the Reserve Bank of India of the public debt of the Government.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Economic Affairs

Section 1A: Securities to which this Act applies.
    1[1A. Securities to which this Act applies.--This Act applies to Government securities created and issued whether before or after the commencement of this Act by the Central Government or a State Government 2***.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 57 of 1956, s. 4 (w.e.f. 15-10-1956).
2. The words "other than the Government of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 44 of 1972, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-9-1972).
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