9(1)After the date specified in pursuance of paragraph 8(2)(b) above, the [F1appropriate authority] shall—U.K.
(a)determine the time and place at which oral representations may be made;
(b)give notice of that determination to the building societies participating in the amalgamation or transfer and any persons who have given notice of their intention to make oral representations; and
(c)send copies of the written representations received by the [F1appropriate authority] to the building societies participating in the amalgamation or transfer.
(2)The [F1appropriate authority] shall allow any building society participating in the amalgamation or transfer an opportunity to comment on the written representations, whether at a hearing or in writing before the expiration of such period as the [F1appropriate authority] specifies in a notice to the society.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 16 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/496), art. 1(1), Sch. 8 para. 59(2) (with Sch. 12)