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Crown Agents Act 1979

1979 c. 43 · Enacted 4 April 1979 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to reconstitute as a body corporate, and make other provision with respects to, the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, including the establishment of a Board to realise certain of their assets.

[4th April 1979]I1

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Commencement

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Act in force at Royal Assent subject to s. 1(1); Act wholly in force at 1.1.1980

Contents

  1. The Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations
  2. 1Reconstitution of Crown Agents as body corporate.
  3. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. Financial provisions
  15. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. The Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board
  28. 25The Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board.
  29. 26Position with respect to recoverable grants paid to unincorporated Agents.
  30. Miscellaneous and general
  31. 27Exemptions.
  32. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  33. 29Administrative expenses.
  34. 30Orders, regulations and consents.
  35. 31Interpretation.
  36. 32Consequential amendments, transitional provisions and repeals.
  37. 33Citation and extent.
  38. Schedule 1: Supplementary Provisions as to Constitution Etc. of Crown Agents
  39. Appointment and tenure of members
  40. 1Paragraph 1
  41. 2Paragraph 2
  42. 3Paragraph 3
  43. 4Paragraph 4
  44. 5Paragraph 5
  45. 6Paragraph 6
  46. Remuneration etc. of members
  47. 7Paragraph 7
  48. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  49. Disqualification of members of Crown Agents for House of Commons and Northern Ireland Assembly
  50. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  51. Proceedings
  52. 10Paragraph 10
  53. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  54. 12Paragraph 12
  55. Staff
  56. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  57. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  58. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  59. Performance of functions
  60. 16Paragraph 16
  61. Instruments and contracts
  62. 17Paragraph 17
  63. 18Paragraph 18
  64. Schedule 2
  65. 1Paragraph 1
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. 3Paragraph 3
  68. 4Paragraph 4
  69. 5Paragraph 5
  70. 6Paragraph 6
  71. Schedule 3
  72. Part I: Descriptions of Authorities and Bodies for whom Crown Agents can Act as Agents
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. 2Paragraph 2
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. 5Paragraph 5
  78. 6Paragraph 6
  79. 7Paragraph 7
  80. 8Paragraph 8
  81. 9Paragraph 9
  82. 10Paragraph 10
  83. 11Paragraph 11
  84. Part II: Supplementary
  85. Schedule 4
  86. 1Paragraph 1
  87. 2Paragraph 2
  88. 3Paragraph 3
  89. 4Paragraph 4
  90. 5Paragraph 5
  91. 6Paragraph 6
  92. 7Paragraph 7
  93. 8Paragraph 8
  94. 9Paragraph 9
  95. 10Paragraph 10
  96. 11Paragraph 11
  97. 12Paragraph 12
  98. 13Paragraph 13
  99. 14Paragraph 14
  100. Schedule 5: Provisions Relating to Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board
  101. Appointment and tenure of members
  102. 1Paragraph 1
  103. Remuneration, &c.
  104. 2Paragraph 2
  105. Proceedings
  106. 3Paragraph 3
  107. Performance of functions
  108. 4Paragraph 4
  109. Instruments and contracts
  110. 5Paragraph 5
  111. 6Paragraph 6
  112. Vesting in Board or property, rights and liabilities
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. Ancillary powers
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. Duties with respect to management of activities
  117. 9Paragraph 9
  118. Power of Minister to obtain information from Board
  119. 10Paragraph 10
  120. Annual reports
  121. 11Paragraph 11
  122. Control by Board of subsidiaries
  123. 12Paragraph 12
  124. Management of liquid assets of Board and their subsidiaries
  125. 13Paragraph 13
  126. Application of surplus revenue of Board
  127. 14Paragraph 14
  128. Borrowing by the Board and their subsidiaries
  129. 15Paragraph 15
  130. Limit on indebtedness of Board and their subsidiaries
  131. 16Paragraph 16
  132. Grants and loans by Minister
  133. 17Paragraph 17
  134. Treasury guarantees
  135. 18Paragraph 18
  136. 19Paragraph 19
  137. Accounts and audit
  138. 20Paragraph 20
  139. Power of Minister to give instructions
  140. 21Paragraph 21
  141. Duty to insure against insurable financial risks
  142. 22Paragraph 22
  143. Dissolution of Board
  144. 23Paragraph 23
  145. 24Paragraph 24
  146. Schedule 6: Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions
  147. Part I: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  148. Public Records Act 1958(c. 51)
  149. Part II
  150. Final accounts of unincorporated Agents
  151. 1Paragraph 1
  152. 2Paragraph 2
  153. 3Paragraph 3
  154. Final report on affairs of unincorporated Agents
  155. 4Paragraph 4
  156. Schedule 7REPEALS.