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War Loan Act 1920

Authoritative Version
Act No. 18 of 1920 as made
An Act to authorize the raising and expending of the sum of Twenty million pounds for war purposes.
Date of Assent 29 May 1920
Date of repeal 06 Aug 1934
Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1934

WAR LOAN.

 

No. 18 of 1920.

An Act to authorize the raising and expending of the sum of Twenty million pounds for War purposes.

[Assented to 29th May, 1920.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.   This Act may be cited as the War Loan Act 1920.

Authority to borrow £20,000,000.

2.   The Treasurer may from time to time, under the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911-1918, or under the provisions of any Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the whole the sum of Twenty million pounds.

Purpose for which money may be borrowed.

3.   The amount borrowed shall be issued and applied only for the expenses of borrowing and for War purposes.