Income Tax Act, 1967.

Stocks of State and of foreign diplomats.

49.—(1) No tax shall be chargeable in respect of the stock, dividends or interest transferred to accounts in the books of the Bank of Ireland in the name of the Minister for Finance in pursuance of any statute, but the Bank of Ireland shall transmit to the Special Commissioners an account of the total amount thereof.

(2) No tax shall be chargeable in respect of the stock, dividends or interest belonging to the State in whatever name they may stand in the books of the Bank of Ireland.

(3) No tax shall be chargeable in respect of the stock, dividends or interest of an accredited diplomatic representative of any foreign State resident in the State:

Provided that if the same stand in the name of a trustee, the property therein of any such representative shall be proved by the trustee to the Special Commissioners.