The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions) (Partly Completed Procedures) Order 2001

Notice of proposed directions under section 36 of the Building Societies Act U.K.

36.—(1) This article applies to a notice served under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 7A to the original Building Societies Act(1) or, where one or more notices has been served under paragraph 3(2) of that Schedule proposing to give a more onerous direction than proposed in the first notice, then to the latest notice.

(2) Where—

(a) a notice falling within paragraph (1) has been served before commencement proposing to give a direction under section 36(3), (5), (6), (7) or (10) of the original Building Societies Act(2);

(b) no notice has been served (following that notice) of a decision under paragraph 2(3)(b) or 3(4)(b) of Schedule 7A to that Act;

the notice has effect (subject to paragraph (3)) after commencement as if it were a warning notice given by the Authority under section 46A(1) of the amended Building Societies Act(3) (by virtue of paragraph (a) of that subsection).

(3) Notwithstanding section 46A(8)(d)(i) of the amended Building Societies Act, section 394 does not apply to a notice having effect under paragraph (2).

(4) Where a copy of the notice falling within paragraph (2)(a) above was served on any person in accordance with paragraph 2(2) or 3(3) of Schedule 7A to the original Building Societies Act, that notice is treated after commencement as if it was a copy of the warning notice given to that person under section 393(1).

(5) A notice having effect under paragraph (2) has effect—

(a) as if it gave notice that the Authority proposes to give a direction in the terms set out in the notice;

(b) as if it informed the society and any relevant recipients that they may make representations to the Authority within 28 days or within the period (if longer than 28 days) specified in the notice for the purpose of paragraph 2(1)(d) or 3(2)(c) of Schedule 7A to the original Building Societies Act (as the case may be);

(c) as if it stated that section 394 does not apply.

(6) Where a notice has effect under paragraph (2) the Authority must have regard when deciding whether to give a decision notice under section 46A(3) of the amended Building Societies Act to any representations made before commencement in relation to the notice given under Schedule 7A to the original Building Societies Act.

(7) For the purposes of this article, a “relevant recipient” is a person who was served with the notice pursuant to paragraph 2(2) or 3(3) of Schedule 7A to the original Building Societies Act.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 36 in force at 1.12.2001, see art. 1(2)

(1)

Schedule 7A was inserted by the Building Societies Act 1997, Schedule 3.

(2)

Section 36 was substituted by the Building Societies Act 1997, section 13(1).

(3)

Section 46A was inserted by paragraph 148 of Schedule 3 to the Mutual Societies Order.