The Solicitors (Amendment)(Northern Ireland) Order 1989

Building society accounts

25.—(1) In Article 33(1)(a) of the Solicitors Order (regulations as to keeping of accounts by solicitors) after “banks” there shall be inserted “or with building societies”.

(2) In Article 34 of the Solicitors Order (interest on client’s money)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a)(i) after “bank” there shall be inserted “or with a building society”;

(b) in paragraph (2) after “bank” there shall be inserted “or with a building society”.

(3) In Article 40 of the Solicitors Order (dealing with bank account after death of solicitor)—

(a) in paragraph (1) after “bank” there shall be inserted “or building society”;

(b) in paragraphs (1) and (2) for “a banking” substitute “an”;

(c) in paragraph (1) “banking” in the last two places where it occurs shall cease to have effect.

(4) In Article 41 of the Solicitors Order (provisions aboutbankruptcy)—

(a) in paragraphs (3) and (4)(a) and (c) after “bank” there shall be inserted “or building society”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(b) and (d) “bank” shall cease to have effect.

(5) In Article 77 of the Solicitors Order (relief for banks)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after “a bank” there shall be inserted “or a building society”;

(ii) after “other bank” there shall be inserted “or building society”;

(b) in paragraph (2) after “bank” there shall be inserted “or a building society”;

(c) in paragraph (3)—

(i) after “a bank” there shall be inserted “or a building society”;

(ii) after “the bank” there shall be inserted “or society”.

(6) In Schedule 1 to the Solicitors Order (property in control or possession of certain solicitors and other persons)—

(a) in paragraph 9—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) after “bank” there shall be inserted “or building society”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) “banking” shall cease to have effect;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) after “banker” there shall be inserted “or building society officer” and after “bank” there shall be inserted “or building society”;

(b) in paragraph 10 after “bank” there shall be inserted “or building society”;

(c) in paragraph 11 after “bank” there shall be inserted “, building society”;

(d) in paragraph 12 after “bank” there shall be inserted “or a building society”;

(e) in paragraph 22 after “banking” there shall be inserted “or building society”;

(f) in paragraph 23(1) after “all banking” there shall be inserted “or building society” and “banking” in the last two places where it occurs shall cease to have effect.