Government Officers (Security) Act 1875

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1875 c. 64
Year1875


Government Officers (Security) Act, 1875

(38 & 39 Vict.) CHAPTER 64.

An Act to repeal the Guarantee by Companies Act, 1867, and to make other provision in lieu thereof.

[11th August 1875]

W HEREAS by the Guarantee by Companies Act, 1867, the heads of public departments were authorised to accept as security for persons required to give security for the due performance of the duties of an office or employment in the public service the guarantee of a company which complied with the conditions contained in that Act, and received a certificate from the Treasury as provided by that Act:

And whereas it is expedient that the power of the Treasury to give such certificate to a company as is provided by the said Act should cease, and that the said Act should be repealed, and other provision made as herein-after mentioned:

Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

S-1 & 31 Vict. c. 108. repealed, except as herein stated.

1 & 31 Vict. c. 108. repealed, except as herein stated.

1. The Guarantee by Companies Act, 1867, is hereby repealed, and every certificate granted by the Treasury to a company under that Act is hereby cancelled.

Provided as follows:

(1) (1.) Where a certificate has been given by the employer as mentioned in the said Act of the amount due in respect of any loss from the guarantor, such certificate shall continue to have the same effect as provided by the said Act; and,

(2) (2.) All rights and remedies vested in any company under section seven of the said Act shall continue to be so vested; and,

(3) (3.) Such remedy, and any investigation or legal proceeding in respect of any such right, loss, or remedy, may be had and carried on in like manner as if this Act had not passed.

S-2 Power to Treasury to vary security.

2 Power to Treasury to vary security.

2. Where a person holding any office or employment in the public service is required by law to give security for the due performance of the duties of such office or employment, the Treasury may from time to time, if they think fit, by warrant made upon the representation of the head officer of the department in which such person serves, authorise that head officer, in such cases, under such circumstances, and upon such conditions as may be specified in the warrant, to vary the character of the security...

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