Building Societies Act 1986

[F1 2 (1) The enactments shall, in their application to building societies, have effect with the substitution— U.K.

[F2 (aa) every reference to a company registered in Scotland shall have effect as a reference to a building society whose principal office is situated in Scotland;]

[F3 (aa) every reference to a company registered in Scotland shall have effect as a reference to a building society whose registered office is situated in Scotland;]

(a) for “company” of “ building society ” ;

(b) for “the registrar of companies” or “the registrar” of “ [F4 Financial Conduct Authority] ”;

(c) for “the articles” of “ the rules ”; and

(d) for “registered office” of “ principal office ”.

(2) In the application of the enactments to building societies—

(a) every reference to the officers, or to a particular officer, of a company shall have effect as a reference to the officers, or to the corresponding officer, of the building society and as including a person holding himself out as such an officer; and

(b) every reference to an administrative receiver shall be omitted.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 15A inserted (1.12.1997) by 1997 c. 32, s. 39(2), Sch. 6; S.I. 1997/2668, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I(i)

F2 Sch. 15A para. 2(2)(aa) inserted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649 arts. 1, 200(2)

F3 Sch. 15A para. 2(2)(aa) inserted (17.8.2001 for certain purposes, 1.12.2001 in so far as not already in force) by S.I. 2001/2617, arts. 2, 8, 13(1), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 210(b) (with art. 13(3), Sch. 5); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2

F4 Words in Sch. 15A para. 2(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/496), art. 1(1), Sch. 8 para. 58(2) (with Sch. 12)