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PAYMASTER GENERAL ACT 1889

PAYMASTER GENERAL ACT 1889 - LONG TITLE

An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Office of Paymaster
General, and to make better Provision for the Discharge of the
Duties of that Office.
[30th August 1889]
Power for Treasury to make regulations.

PAYMASTER GENERAL ACT 1889 - SECT 1

1.(1) The Treasury may from time to time make regulations

(a)For transferring to the Bank of England or the Bank of Ireland
any of the duties performed at the passing of this Act in the
office of Her Majesty's Paymaster General; and

(b)For otherwise altering or rescinding the regulations in force at
the passing of this Act for the conduct of business in the said
office; and

(c)In the case of any funds or securities required by any enactment
in force at the passing of this Act to stand in the name of or
be held by the Paymaster General or Assistant Paymaster General
jointly with any other person, for substituting for the Paymaster
General or Assistant Paymaster General any officer of the Bank of
England appointed in that behalf by the Treasury, with the
concurrence of the Bank of England, or any officer of any public
department.

(2) All regulations made in pursuance of this section shall be laid
before Parliament within three weeks after they are made if
Parliament is then sitting, and if Parliament is not then sitting,
within three weeks after the then next meeting of Parliament.

(3) The validity of any power of attorney or other authority given
by the Paymaster General or Assistant Paymaster General shall not be
affected by anything done in pursuance of regulations made under
this section.

S.2 rep. by SLR 1908

PAYMASTER GENERAL ACT 1889 - SECT 3
Short title.

3. This Act may be cited as the Paymaster General Act, 1889.