F19 Interpretation of “bank”, “banker”, and “bankers’ books”.

(1)

In this Act the expressions “bank”and “banker”mean—

F2(a)

an institution authorised under the Banking Act 1987 or a municipal bank within the meaning of that Act;

F3(aa)

a building society (within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986);F4and

(b)

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(c)

the National Savings Bank; F6. . .

(d)

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(2)

Expressions in this Act relating to “bankers’ books”include ledgers, day books, cash books, account books and other records used in the ordinary business of the bank, whether those records are in written form or are kept on microfilm, magnetic tape or any other form of mechanical or electronic data retrieval mechanism.