Export Guarantees and Overseas Investment Act 1978
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Export Guarantees Act 1975, (as amended by section 4 of the International Finance, Trade and Aid Act 1977 and Schedule 1 to that Act), and sections 1 and 2 of the Overseas Investment and Export Guarantees Act 1972. |
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| Citation | 1978 c. 18 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 June 1978 |
| Commencement | 30 July 1978[c] |
| Repealed | 23 October 1991[d] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Export Guarantees and Overseas Investment Act 1978 (c. 18) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to export guarantees and overseas investment in the United Kingdom.[1]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 16(2) of the act repealed 3 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 c. 40 | Overseas Investment and Export Guarantees Act 1972 | Sections 1 and 2. |
| 1975 c. 38 | Export Guarantees Act 1975 | The whole act. |
| 1977 c. 6 | International Finance, Trade and Aid Act 1977 | Section 4. |
| Schedule 1. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 15(4) of the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991, which came into force on 23 October 1991.[3]
Notes
References
- ↑ "UK Export Finance (UKEF) | Legal Guidance | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Export Guarantees and Overseas Investment Act 1978", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1978 c. 18
- ↑ "Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1991 c. 67
External links
- Text of the Export Guarantees and Overseas Investment Act 1978 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.