Post Office Savings Bank Act 1954

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Post Office Savings Bank Act 1954 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to post office savings banks.
Citation 2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 62
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent 25 November 1954
Commencement 25 January 1954 [c]
Repealed12 June 1971
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Repealed by National Savings Bank Act 1971
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Post Office Savings Bank Act 1954 [a] (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 63) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to post office savings banks in the United Kingdom and the British Isles. [1]

Contents

The act was passed alongside the Trustee Savings Banks Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 63), which made similar provisions for trustee savings banks in the United Kingdom and the British Isles.

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 82(1) of the act repealed ? enactments, listed in the schedule to the act. [2]

Session and ChapterShort TitleExtent of Repeal
9 Geo. 4. c. 92 Savings Bank Act 1828 The whole act except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 14 Savings Bank Act 1833 The whole act except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 57. Savings Bank Act 1835 The whole act except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
7 & 8 Vict. c. 83 Savings Bank Act 1844 The whole act.
22 & 23 Vict. c. 53 Savings Bank (Charitable Societies) Act 1859 The whole act.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 14 Post Office Savings Bank Act 1861 The whole act.
26 & 27 Vict. c. 14 Post Office Savings Bank Act 1863 Section one.
29 & 30 Vict. c. 5 Savings Bank Investment Act 1866 The whole act except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
32 & 33 Vict. c. 39 Savings Bank Investment Act 1869 The whole act except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
37 & 38 Vict. c. 73 Post Office Savings Bank Act 1874 The whole act.
39 & 40 Vict. c. 52 Savings Banks (Barristers) Act 1876 The whole act except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
40 & 41 Vict. c. 13 Customs, Inland Revenue and Savings Banks Act 1877 Section fourteen. Sections one and three except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
50 & 51 Vict. c. 40 Savings Banks Act 1887 Sections one and three except so far as relates to trustee savings banks. Section eight. Sections twelve and thirteen.
54 & 55 Vict. c. 21. Savings Banks Act 1891 In section twelve, subsection (2) except so far as relates to trustee savings banks. Sections fifteen to nineteen except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
4 Edw. 7. c. 8 Savings Banks Act 1904 Section two except so far as relates to trustee savings banks. Section nine except so far as relates to trustee savings banks. Section twelve. Sections thirteen to sixteen except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
8 Edw. 7. c. 8 Post Office Savings Bank Act 1908 The whole act.
10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 12 Savings Banks Act 1920 Section one so far as relates to post office savings banks. Sections three and four except so far as relates to trustee savings banks. Section six except so far as relates to trustee savings banks. In section ten, the first paragraph in subsection (2) and in subsection (3), the words "the Post Office savings bank and ".
19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 27 Savings Banks Act 1929 Sections five, ten and thirteen except so far as relates to trustee savings banks. In section twenty, subsection (2) except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 12 Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1945 In section seven, subsection (2) except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 35 Finance Act 1947 In section seventy-two, subsection (1).
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 39 Industrial Assurance and Friendly Societies Act 1948 In section nineteen, in subsection (5), in paragraph (a) the words " section twenty-seven of the Savings Bank Act 1828 ", and paragraph (b).
12 & 13 Geo. 6. c. 13 Savings Banks Act 1949 In section seven, subsection (2) except so far as relates to trustee savings banks.
15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 34 Post Office and Telegraph (Money) Act 1952 Section two.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 96(1) of, and the part I of schedule 3 to, the National Savings Bank Act 1971 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 63). Section 29(2) of that act provided that the repeal would take effect on 12 June 1971.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Section 28(1).
  2. ↑ Section 27.
  3. ↑ Section 28(2).

References

  1. ↑ "National Savings Bank Bill: Report on the Consolidation of Enactments relating to the National Savings Bank" (PDF). Scottish Law Commission. January 1971.
  2. ↑ "Post Office Savings Bank Act 1954", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, Eliz2/2-3 c. 62
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