Floating charges7.

(1)

Section 9B(1) of the 1986 Act (restriction on creation of floating charges)11 shall not apply to a relevant building society in relation to any relevant floating charge.

(2)

Section 9B(2) shall not apply to any relevant floating charge.

(3)

In this article a “relevant floating charge” is a floating charge created by a relevant building society in favour of a qualifying institution in connection with any financial assistance the society receives from that qualifying institution.