{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/treasury-bills-act-1877/section-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/treasury-bills-act-1877/section-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/40-41/2",
  "legislation_title": "Treasury Bills Act 1877",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/treasury-bills-act-1877",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Mode of issue of Treasury bills.",
  "text": "With respect to the issue of Treasury bills the following provisions shall have effect:\n(1) Treasury bills shall be issued by the Treasury (either directly or through such agent as the Treasury think fit).\n. . .\n(2) Each Treasury bill shall be for the amount directed by the Treasury.\n. . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 8(1) substituted (31.7.1998 with application as mentioned in s. 159(2) of the amending Act) by 1998 c. 36, s. 159(1)(2); S.I. 1999/2908, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch.1 Pt. VII"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 8(3) repealed by National Debt Act 1889 (c. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 8(2) modified (24.6.2003) by The Uncertificated Securities (Amendment) (Eligible Debt Securities) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1633), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/40-41/2/section/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:46:45.559594+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}