[F17FDefinitions relating to section 7E .E+W+S
(1)In section 7E of this Act “transaction” includes any act; and the reference in subsection (1) of that section to limitations under the society’s registered rules includes limitations deriving—
(a)from a resolution of the society in general meeting or a meeting of any class of members; or
(b)from any agreement between the members of the society or of any class of members .
(2)In section 7E(1) of this Act “company” has the same meaning as in the Companies Act 1985.
(3)Section 346(2) to (8) of the Companies Act 1985 shall apply for the purposes of references in section 7E(1) of this Act to a person’s being “connected” with a committee member or to a committee member’s being “associated with” a company, but shall so apply—
(a)as if any reference to a director of a company were a reference to a member of a committee of a registered society; and
(b)subject to such other adaptations and modifications as may be specified by regulations made by the Treasury under this section.
(4)Any regulations made under this section shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(5)In section 7E(4) of this Act “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in—
(a)an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
(b)subordinate legislation, whether made under an Act or an Act of the Scottish Parliament.
(6)means the court having jurisdiction to wind up the society under the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 as applied by section 55 of this Act. ]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 7A-7F and cross-heading inserted (1.4.2004) by Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Act 2003 (c. 15), ss. 3, 7(1); S.I. 2003/2678, art. 2(1)