(1) The authority shall not be required to pay taxes on property owned by the authority under this act or upon the income derived from the property. The bonds issued under this act, their transfer, and the income derived from the bonds, including a profit made on the sale of the bonds, shall be exempt from taxation by the state, a local unit of government or political subdivision, or other instrumentality of the state notwithstanding that the interest may be subject to federal income tax.
  (2) Bonds issued under this act and the interest coupons, if any, attached to the bonds shall be fully negotiable and have all of the qualities incident to negotiable instruments under the uniform commercial code, Act No. 174 of the Public Acts of 1962, as amended, being section 440.1101 to 440.11102 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, subject only to the provisions for registration of the bonds which may appear on the bonds.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 390.1159

  • Authority: means the Michigan higher education student loan authority created by section 3. See Michigan Laws 390.1152
  • Bonds: means the bonds authorized to be issued by the authority under this act, which may consist of bonds, notes, term loans, commercial paper, or other debt obligations evidencing an obligation to repay borrowed money and payable solely from revenues and other money pledged by the authority. See Michigan Laws 390.1152
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
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