2. Interpretation
For the purposes of this Act—
“bank” means a bank licensed under the Banking Act;
“bond” means a savings bond issued under section 3;
“holder” means the person who appears in the register as the holder of a savings bond and in each case includes such person's personal representative;
“investor” means a person, group, broker dealer, organisation, firm or company that purchases savings bonds;
“Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of finance is assigned;
“register” means the register on which holders are by virtue of any enactment required to be recorded and includes a register maintained in a computer-based system;
“Securities Registry” means the Eastern Caribbean Central Securities Registry Limited or such other securities registry approved by the Government of the State to carry out the functions of a securities registry under the provisions of this Act.
(Amended by Act 4 of 2004)