Bank Mergers (Application of Laws) Act 1996 Proclamation re application of Act (1997-166) [GG No 46 of 1.5.1997, p 2423] (NSW)

1997 No 166

New South Wales

BANK MERGERS (APPLICATION OF LAWS) ACT 1996—

PROCLAMATION

(L.S.) GORDON SAMUELS, Governor.

I, the Honourable Gordon Samuels AC, Governor of the State of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of section 4 of the Bank Mergers (Application of Laws) Act 1996 (NSW Act), do, by this my Proclamation, declare the National Australia Bank and Bank of New Zealand Act I997 of Victoria (Victorian Act) to be a law to which the NSW Act applies subject to the following exclusions, modifications and supplementations under section 5 (2) of the NSW Act:

(a)	section 2 (Commencement) is excluded from the operation of the NSW Act,
(b)	references to Victoria are to be read as references to “New South Wales”,
(c)	references to the Corporations Law are to be read as references to the Corporations Law of this State,
(d)	the reference to Division 3A of Part III of the Evidence Act 1958 in section 11 (2) is to be read as a reference to the Evidence Act 1995 of New South Wales,
(e)	the reference to Division 3A of Part III of the Evidence Act 1958 in section 11 (3) in relation to books of account is to be read as a reference to the definition of document in the Dictionary of the Evidence Act 1995 of New South Wales,
(f)	from the operation of the NSW Act,

section 14 (Payment in lieu of State taxes and charges) is excluded is to be read as a reference to the Registrar-General of this State,

(g)	the references in sections l9 (Interests in land in the Register Book) and 20 (Action by Registrar of Titles or Registrar-General) to the
(h)	Transfer of Land Act 1958 are to be read as references to the Real Property Act 1900 of New South Wales,

(i)    the references in section 20 to the Registrar of Titles and to the Registrar-General are to be read as references to the Registrar-General of this State,

(j)	the reference in section 20 to the Register is to be read as a reference to the Register under the Real Property Act 1900 of New South Wales,
Published in Gazette No 46 of 1 May 1997, page 2423	Page 1

1997 No 166

Bank Mergers (Application of Laws) Act 1996—Proclamation

(k) in its application as a law of this State, the interpretation of the Victorian Act is (subject to this proclamation and the NSW Act) to be governed by the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 of Victoria.

A requirement has been made under section 6 of the NSW Act that a written undertaking to pay an amount for taxes, charges, duties or other imposts to the Treasurer by 1 May 1997 be provided. The declaration under this proclamation takes effect on and from 1 May 1997 or when the Treasurer has given a certificate under section 6 (4) of the NSW Act to the effect that the requirement has been carried out, whichever is the later.

Signed and sealed at Sydney, this 30th day of April 1997.

By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL EGAN, M.L.C.,

Treasurer.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!