Building Societies Act 1986

7(1)Where a building society applies for confirmation of a transfer of its business, the society shall publish a notice of the application in any one or more of the London Gazette, the Edinburgh Gazette or the Belfast Gazette, as the [F1appropriate authority] directs and, if it so directs, in one or more newspapers.U.K.

(2)A notice published in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1) above shall—

(a)state that any interested party has the right to make representations to the [F1appropriate authority] with respect to the application;

(b)specify a date determined by the [F1appropriate authority] before which any written representations or notice of a person’s intention to make oral representations must be received by the [F1appropriate authority]; and

(c)specify a date determined by the [F1appropriate authority] as the day on which it intends to hear any oral representations.