# Suez Canal (Shares) Act 1876 (repealed 5.11.1993), Section 1: Treasury to hold and use shares.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Treasury shall receive and hold, and may use, the shares aforesaid, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, on trust for public purposes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/39-40/67/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/suez-canal-shares-act-1876-repealed-5111993/section-1
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