Where no shorter period of limitation is fixed by any law for the time being in force, the liability of [the Government] in respect of any interest payment due on a Government security shall terminate on the expiry of six years from the date on which the amount due by way of interest became payable.
Section 24: Period of limitation of Government’s liability in respect of interest.
The Public Debt Act, 1944Central Act · Act 18 of 1944
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Public Debt Act, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Section | 24 |
| Marginal note | Period of limitation of Government’s liability in respect of interest. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- substituted, Act 6 of 1949. . Subs. by Act 6 of 1949, s. 6, for "The Central Government" (w.e.f. 1-4-1949).
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