The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2018

9.  In Article 31—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a)—

(aa) for “the prescribed manner” substitute “such manner as may be directed by the FCA”;

(bb) for “and so authenticated as may be prescribed” substitute “authenticated in such manner as may be directed by the FCA”;

(ii) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) any fee required by rules made in accordance with paragraph 23 of Schedule 1ZA to the 2000 Act.”;

(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) If an application is made in accordance with subsection (2), the FCA must—

(a) give the person who makes the application an acknowledgment of the application, bearing the FCA’s seal;

(b) place the copy of the instrument included in the application, a note of any particulars included in it, and a copy of the acknowledgement on a file kept by the FCA in respect of the society; and

(c) make the file available for inspection during office hours by members of the public on payment of any fee required by rules made in accordance with paragraph 23 of Schedule 1ZA to the 2000 Act.”; and

(c) for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) The FCA may, under Article 80, make provision for—

(a) the giving to the FCA of notice of any release, discharge or other transaction relating to a charge in respect of which an application under this Article has been made;

(b) the inclusion in the file mentioned in this Article of any such notice appearing to the FCA to relate to the charge.”.