Treasury authorisationU.K.
7(1)The Treasury may authorise a society or institution under section 326(7) or (8) as regards schemes generally or as regards a particular scheme or particular schemes.
(2)More than one authorisation may be given to the same society or institution.
8(1)Where an authorisation has been given under section 326(7) or (8) the Treasury may withdraw the authorisation and stipulate the date on which the withdrawal is to become effective; and the withdrawal shall have effect as regards any contract not entered into before the stipulated date.
(2)No withdrawal under this paragraph shall be effective unless the Treasury—
(a)send a notice by post to the society or institution concerned informing it of the withdrawal, and
(b)do so not less than 28 days before the stipulated date.
(3)A withdrawal of an authorisation shall not affect the Treasury’s power to give another authorisation or other authorisations.
9(1)Where an authorisation has been given under section 326(7) the Treasury may—
(a)stipulate that the authorisation is to be varied by being treated as given subject to specified conditions being met, and
(b)stipulate the date on which the variation is to become effective.
(2)As regards any contract entered into on or after the stipulated date the authorisation shall be treated as having been given under section 326(8) subject to the conditions being met.
(3)No variation under this paragraph shall be effective unless the Treasury—
(a)send a notice by post to the society or institution concerned informing it of the variation, and
(b)do so not less than 28 days before the stipulated date.
10(1)Where an authorisation has been given under section 326(8) the Treasury may withdraw the conditions and stipulate the date on which the withdrawal is to become effective.
(2)As regards any contract entered into on or after the stipulated date the authorisation shall be treated as having been given under section 326(7) without any conditions being imposed.
11(1)Where an authorisation has been given under section 326(8) the Treasury may vary the conditions and stipulate the date on which the variation is to become effective; and the variation shall have effect as regards any contract entered into on or after the stipulated date.
(2)No variation under this paragraph shall be effective unless the Treasury—
(a)send a notice by post to the society or institution concerned informing it of the variation, and
(b)do so not less than 28 days before the stipulated date.
12(1)If the Treasury act as regards an authorisation under a relevant paragraph, the paragraph concerned shall have effect subject to their power to act later, as regards the same authorisation, under the same or (as the case may be) another relevant paragraph.
(2)If the Treasury act later as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above that sub-paragraph shall apply again, and so on however many times they act as regards an authorisation.
(3)If the Treasury act as regards an authorisation under a relevant paragraph the paragraph concerned shall have effect subject to their power to act later, as regards the same authorisation, under paragraph 8 above.
(4)For the purposes of this paragraph the relevant paragraphs are paragraphs 9 to 11 above.