Administration of Justice Act 1965

14 Special provisions with respect to statutory deposits,.

(1) Section 4(1) of this Act shall apply to the deposit of money with the Accountant General under or by virtue of—

(a) section 12 of the [1870 c. 78.] Tramways Act 1870;

(b) section 11 of the [1896 c. 48.] Light Railways Act 1896;

(c) section 7 of the [1923 c. 8.] Industrial Assurance Act 1923 ;

(d) section 43 of the [1949 c. 67.] Civil Aviation Act 1949;

(e) section 4 of the [1958 c. 45.] Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Act 1958;

(f) paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the [1958 c. 72.] Insurance Companies Act 1958 ; or

(g) section 202 or 204 of the [1960 c. 16.] Road Traffic Act 1960;

as it applies to the payment of money into the Supreme Court; and section 4(2) and (3) of this Act shall apply to the deposit with the Accountant General of securities in lieu of money in exercise of a right to make such a deposit conferred by section 12 of the Tramways Act 1870 or by regulations made under any of the enactments mentioned in subsection (5) below as they apply to the transfer of securities into the Supreme Court.

(2) Sections 6 to 8 of this Act shall not apply to money deposited with the Accountant General under or by virtue of any of the enactments mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g) of the foregoing subsection or under—

(a) section 35 or 37 of the [1930 c. 23.] Road Traffic Act 1930; or

(b) section 4 of the [1939 c. 16.] Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Act 1939;

or to securities which are in the hands of the Accountant General in consequence of a person's having availed himself of such a right as aforesaid.

(3) Statutory deposit regulations may apply for the purposes thereof any of the provisions (with or without modification) of rules for the time being in force under section 7 of this Act.

(4) If the Lord Chancellor certifies, whether on a representation made to him by any person or not, that the Accountant General has been guilty of any default with respect to a statutory deposit made with him or with respect to any such securities as are mentioned in subsection (2) above, such sum as the Lord Chancellor certifies to be necessary for making good the default shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament or, if and so far as it is not so paid, shall be charged on and issued out of the Consolidated Fund.

(5) The enactments referred to in subsection (1) above with reference to this subsection are—

(a) section 2 of the [1909 c. 49.] Assurance Companies Act 1909;

(b) section 4 of the [1939 c. 16.] Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Act 1939;

(c) section 5(3) of the [1946 c. 28.] Assurance Companies Act 1946;

(d) paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 6 to the [1949 c. 67.] Civil Aviation Act 1949;

(e) section 4 of the [1958 c. 45.] Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Act 1958;

(f) section 20 of the [1958 c. 72.] Insurance Companies Act 1958; and

(g) section 210 of the [1960 c. 16.] Road Traffic Act 1960.