The National Savings Stock Register (Closure of Register to Gilts) Order 1998

means all stock registered in the Register in the name of the nominator at the date of his death;

means any enactment or subordinate legislation, within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978, relating to the books of the Bank or to gilts registered therein, including any applicable provisions of this Order;

means stock or bonds of any of the descriptions included in Part I of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 1942;

means a nomination made and recorded in accordance with the National Savings Regulations, and “nominator” means the person who made such a nomination;

means the person who made such a nomination;

means— (a) any stock, except for gilts, held by the nominator at the time of his death, (b) any deposits standing to the credit of the nominator in the National Savings Bank at that time, and (c) any sums to which the nominator is entitled at that time in respect of a savings bank annuity or insurance.

means any application properly made to the Director of Savings in accordance with any provision of the National Savings Regulations;

means any proceedings on a reference under section 5(1) of the National Debt Act 1972 (which makes provision for the settlement of disputes as to holdings in the Register), and any further proceedings (whether by way of appeal or otherwise) arising out of such proceedings.

means—

means, subject to paragraph (8) below, any records, documents or other papers in the possession of the Director of Savings which relate to the registration of gilts in the Register or any transaction associated therewith, except any which are, or are of a description which is, excluded by agreement between the Director of Savings and the Bank.

means stock or securities registered in the Register;

means the Bank of England;

means the National Debt Commissioners;

means the National Savings Stock Register Regulations 1976;

means the National Savings Stock Register;

means 20th July 1998;

means the period beginning at 5 pm on 17th July 1998 and ending at the beginning of the specified day.

means an application which—

means any gilts which are transferred to the books of the Bank by article 4 below;