http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/33-34/71/section/1National Debt Act 1870An Act for consolidating, with Amendments, certain Enactments relating to the National Debt.1979-06-30texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2016-08-25Expert Participation2015-03-26Part I Preliminary1 Short title.This Act may be cited as “The National Debt Act 1870.”