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(1)Where the authorisation of a building society has expired under section 41(7) or been revoked under section 43(1), or (3)(c), the Commission may, on an application duly made for the purpose, grant reauthorisation to the society under this section.
(2)Reauthorisation is authorisation to raise funds or accept deposits of money to the extent authorisation to do so is required by section 9(1).
(3)Reauthorisation under this section shall, if granted, be granted unconditionally or subject to conditions as provided by subsection (4) or (5) below.
(4)The Commission shall grant unconditional reauthorisation to the building society if it is satisfied that—
(a)the society has qualifying capital of an amount which is not less than the prescribed minimum;
(b)the society has adequate reserves and other designated capital resources;
(c)the chairman of the board of directors and any executive directors, the chief executive, the secretary and the managers (if any) are each fit and proper persons to hold their respective offices in the society;
(d)the board of directors, with the chief executive and secretary, have the capacity and intention to direct the affairs of t he society in accordance with the criteria of prudent management and, in so far as those criteria fell to be satisfied before the date of the application, have secured that they are being satisfied; and
(e)the investments of shareholders and depositors will be adequately protected without the imposition of conditions.
(5)If the Commission is not satisfied of the matters specified in subsection (4) above in relation to the society it shall—
(a)if those matters are or include the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (c), refuse to grant authorisation;
(b)in any other case, if itsatisfied that the imposition of conditions would secure the protection of the investments of shareholders and depositors, grant reauthorisation subject to such conditions to be compiled with by the society as the Commission thinks fit to impose to secure that purpose; or
(c)if not so satisfied, refuse to grant reauthorisation.
(6)Subsections (6) and (7) of section 9 apply as respects the imposition of conditions on reauthorisation as they apply as respects the imposition of conditions under that section.
(7)The provisions of Schedule 3 to this Act regulating—
(a)the making and determination of applications for authorisation,
(b)the furnishing of information or additional information in connection with such applications, and
(c)the imposition of conditions of authorisation,
apply in relation to reauthorisation under this section.
(8)Reauthorisation granted under this section shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as authorisation granted under section 9 and in particular subsection (9) of that section shall apply as if any conditions had been imposed under subsection (5) of that section.
(9)On granting reauthorisation under this section, the Commission shall inform the central office and the central office shall record that fact, and the date on which the reauthorisation was granted, in the public file of the society.
(10)Section 45 applies for the interpretation of “adequate reserves” and “designated capital resources” in subsection (4) above.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 43(6)(7), 44 applied by S.I. 1986/2168, art. 10(1)(c)(i)(5)(c)(i)
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