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        Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 (c. 3)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        PART I The Corporations
        Constitution and functions
        1. British Aerospace and British Shipbuilders.
        2. . . .
        3. Powers of the Corporations.
        4. Corporations to give effect to directions of Secretary of State.
        4A. Organisation of British Shipbuilders' activities.
        4B Discontinuance and restriction of British Shipbuilders activities.
        5. . . .
        6. Machinery for settling terms and conditions of employment etc.
        7. Formulation of the Corporations' policies and plans and conduct of their operations.
        8. Furnishing and publication of information by the Corporations.
        9. Control by Corporations of wholly owned subsidiaries.
        Financial provisions
        10. Financial duties of the Corporations.
        11. Borrowing powers of the Corporations and their wholly owned subsidiaries.
        12. Loans by the Secretary of State to the Corporations.
        13. Treasury guarantees.
        14. Transfer to Corporations of rights and obligations with respect to certain government loans.
        15. The commencing capital of each Corporation.
        16. Public dividend capital and public dividends.
        17. Accounts and audit.
        18. Annual report.
        Part II Vesting of Securities and other Assets in the Corporations and acquired Companies
        Acquisition of securities and assets
        19. Vesting in British Aerospace or British Shipbuilders of securities of Scheduled companies.
        20. Vesting in acquired company of certain assets of privately-owned companies in same group.
        21. Certain loans from associated persons to be treated as securities.
        22. Determination of rights to require the issue of securities or to nominate directors.
        Payments of dividend and interest
        23. Control of dividends and interest.
        24. Permitted dividends and interest.
        25. Final payments of dividend and interest.
        Safeguarding of assets, avoidance of certain transactions, etc.
        26. Power to acquire securities of certain additional companies.
        27. Removal of company from companies to be acquired.
        28. Prohibition of transfer of certain works.
        29. Recovery of assets transferred away.
        30. Dissipation of assets by transactions involving holders of securities etc.
        31. Onerous transactions: disclaimer and recovery of losses.
        32. Provisions supplementary to section 31.
        33. Supplementary provisions relating to dissipation of assets.
        34. Approvals and undertakings given before passing of Act.
        Compensation
        35. Compensation for vesting of securities.
        36. Payment of compensation.
        37. Base value of securities of a listed class.
        38. Base value of other securities.
        39. The appropriate deduction.
        40. General provisions as to compensation stock.
        41. Stockholders' representatives.
        Part III Miscellaneous and General
        Arbitration and the Arbitration Tribunal
        42. The arbitration tribunal.
        43. Scottish proceedings.
        44. Staff and expenses of arbitration tribunal.
        The Corporations
        45, 46. . . .
        47. Right of persons to object to practices of British Shipbuilders or their wholly owned subsidiaries.
        48. Duty of the Corporations to consult etc. with Northern Ireland state-controlled bodies.
        Pensions etc.
        49. Provisions as to pension rights. (N.I.)
        49. Provisions as to pension rights. (E+W+S)
        50. Compensation for loss of employment, emoluments or pension rights. (N.I.)
        50. Compensation for loss of employment, emoluments or pension rights. (E+W+S)
        Information
        51. Furnishing of information to the Secretary of State.
        52. Restriction on disclosure of information.
        Liabilities, etc.
        53. Liabilities of Corporations etc.
        General
        54. Service of notices.
        55. Administrative expenses.
        56. Interpretation.
        57. Short title and extent.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 Aircraft Industry
        Part I Companies whose Securities are to Vest in British Aerospace
        Part II Qualifying Conditions
        SCHEDULE 2 Shipbuilding Industry
        Part I Companies whose Securities are to Vest in British Shipbuilders
        Part II Qualifying Conditions
        SCHEDULE 3 Vesting of Assets of Undertakings in Acquired Companies
        SCHEDULE 4 Acquisition of Certain Assets
        SCHEDULE 5 Satisfaction of Compensation by Issue of Compensation Stock
        SCHEDULE 6 Provisions as to Office of Stockholders' Representative, Meetings of Holders of Securities and Incidental Matters
        SCHEDULE 7 Procedure Etc. of Arbitration Tribunal
        Part I Proceedings other than Scottish Proceedings
        Part II Scottish Proceedings
        Part III All Proceedings

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