Housing Act 1996

12 (1) This paragraph applies to an industrial and provident society whose registration as a social landlord has been recorded by the [F1 Financial Services Authority]. E+W+S

(2) The [F2 Financial Services Authority] shall not register a special resolution which is passed for the purposes of—

(a) section 50 of the M1 Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (amalgamation of societies),

(b) section 51 of that Act (transfer of engagements between societies), or

(c) section 52 of that Act (power of a society to convert itself into, amalgamate with or transfer its engagements to a company registered under the Companies Act 1985),

unless, together with the copy of the resolution, there is sent to [F3 it] a copy of the [F4 Relevant Authority’s] consent to the amalgamation, transfer or conversion.

(3) Any new body created by the amalgamation or conversion or, in the case of a transfer of engagements, the transferee, shall be deemed to be registered as a social landlord forthwith upon the amalgamation, conversion or transfer taking effect.

(4) If the society resolves by special resolution that it be wound up voluntarily under the M2 Insolvency Act 1986, the resolution has no effect unless—

(a) before the resolution was passed the [F4 Relevant Authority] gave its consent to its passing, and

(b) a copy of the consent is forwarded to the [F5 Financial Services Authority] together with a copy of the resolution required to be so forwarded in accordance with the Companies Act 1985.

(5) If the society is to be dissolved by instrument of dissolution, the [F6 Financial Services Authority] shall not—

(a) register the instrument in accordance with section 58(5) of the M3 Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965, or

(b) cause notice of the dissolution to be advertised in accordance with section 58(6) of that Act,

unless together with the instrument there is sent to [F7 it] a copy of the [F4 Relevant Authority’s] consent to its making.

(6) The references in this paragraph to the [F4 Relevant Authority’s] consent [F8 are—

(a) if it is given by the Housing Corporation, to consent given by order under its seal, and

(b) if it is given by the Secretary of State, to consent given by order in writing.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 12(1) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 357(3)(a)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 12(2) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 357(3)(b)(i)

F3 Word in Sch. 1 para. 12(2) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 357(3)(b)(ii)

F4 Words in Pt. I substituted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 82(1)(2) (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5.

F5 Words in Sch. 1 para. 12(4)(b) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 357(3)(c)

F6 Words in Sch. 1 para. 12(5) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 357(3)(d)(i)

F7 Word in Sch. 1 para. 12(5) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 357(3)(d)(ii)

F8 Sch. 1 para. 12(6)(a)(b) and the word “are” immediately preceding substituted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 96(3) (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5.

Marginal Citations

M1 1965 c. 12.

M2 1986 c. 45.

M3 1965 c. 12.