S.I. No. 546/1998 - Stock Transfer (Forms) Regulations, 1998.


S.I. No. 546 of 1998.

STOCK TRANSFER (FORMS) REGULATIONS, 1998.

I, Charlie McCreevy, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5 of the Stock Transfer Act, 1963 (No. 34 of 1963) (as amended by section 8 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1977 (No. 31 of 1977), and section 83 of the Central Bank Act, 1997 (No. 16 of 1997)) hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Stock Transfer (Forms) Regulations, 1998.

 (2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1999.

2. The "Act of 1963" means the Stock Transfer Act, 1963 (No. 34 of 1963).

3. Section 2 of the Act of 1963 is hereby amended by the substitution in subparagraph (i) of subsection (1)(d) (inserted by Regulation 4(a) of the Stock Transfer (Forms) Regulation, 1991 ( S.I. No. 77 of 1991 ), of "an instrument in a form set out in the First Schedule to this Act, or an instrument in the form set out in Part II of the Second Schedule of this Act, that -", for "an instrument in the form set out in Part II of the Second Schedule to this Act that -".

4. (1) The First Schedule to the Act of 1963 is hereby amended by the addition of the form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) The form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations may be used as an alternative to such other form as is set out in the First Schedule to the Act of 1963.

SCHEDULE

STOCK TRANSFER FORM II

(Above this line for Registrars only)

Certifitcate lodged with the Registrar

(For completion by the Registrar/Stock Exchange)

Full name of Undertaking.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES (IRELAND)

Full description of Security.

Amount of security and, in figures column only, number and denomination of units, if any.

Words

 Figures

 (  units of  )

Name(s) of registered holder(s) should be given in full: the address should be given where there is only one holder.

 In the name(s) of

If the transfer is not made by the registered holder(s) insert also the name(s) and capacity (e.g.. Executor(s)) of the person(s) making the transfer.

I/We hereby transfer the above security out of the name(s) aforesaid to the person(s) named below or To the several persons named in Parts 2 of Brokers Transfer Forms relating to the above security:

Stamp of Selling Brokers) or, for transactions which are not stock exchange transactions of Agent(s), if any, acting for the Transferor(s):

Delete words in italics except for stock exchange transactions.

Signatures) of transferors)

1. ............................................................ ..........................

2. ............................................................ ..........................

3. ............................................................ ..........................

4. ............................................................ ..........................

Bodies corporate should execute under then common seal

Date .............................................

Full name(s) and full postal address(es) (including County or, if applicable. Postal District number) of the person(s) to whom the security is transferred.

Please State title, if any, or whether Mr., Mrs. or Miss. Please complete in typewriting or in Block Capitals.

I/We request that such entries be made in the register as are necessary to give effect to this transfer.

Stamp of Buying Broker(s) of any)

Stamp or name and address of person lodging this form

(if other than the Buying Broker(s))

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 31st day of December, 1998.

CHARLIE McCREEVY

 Minister for Finance

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Regulations permit the transmission by fax of Stock Transfer Forms as a valid instruction mechanism.