Finance (No.2) Act 2023

Amendment of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Principal Act (special provisions relating to dematerialised securities)

74. The Principal Act is amended in Chapter 2 of Part 6—

(a) in section 78B, by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):

“(4) This section shall not apply in respect of a transfer order effecting the transfer of an interest in securities through a relevant system where—

(a) the securities are dealt in on a recognised stock exchange located in the United States of America or Canada, and

(b) the relevant system is operated by a CSD located in the United States of America or Canada.”,

and

(b) by the repeal of section 78I.