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Section 103: Government lending to certain successor companies.

Railways Act 1993 · 1993 c. 43View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Re-organisation of the Railways

The Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, make loans of such amounts as he thinks fit to any successor company which is for the time being wholly owned by the Crown.

Any loans which the Secretary of State makes under this section shall be repaid to him at such times and by such methods, and interest on any such loans shall be paid to him at such rates and at such times, as he may, with the approval of the Treasury, from time to time direct.

The Treasury may issue out of the National Loans Fund to the Secretary of State such sums as are required by him for making loans under this section.

Any sums received under subsection (2) above by the Secretary of State shall be paid into the National Loans Fund.

It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State as respects each financial year—

to prepare, in such form as the Treasury may direct, an account of sums issued to him in pursuance of subsection (3) above and of sums received by him under subsection (2) above and of the disposal by him of the sums so issued or received; and
to send the account to the Comptroller and Auditor General not later than the end of the month of August in the following financial year;

and the Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on the account and shall lay copies of it and of his report before each House of Parliament.

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