80 Signing of balance sheet: documents to be annexed.U.K.
(1)Every balance sheet of a building society shall be signed by two directors on behalf of the board of directors and by the chief executive of the society.
(2)The income and expenditure account, F1. . . and the annual business statement shall be annexed to the balance sheet, and so shall any group accounts; and the auditor’s report shall be attached to it.
(3)The income and expenditure account, F2. . . and the annual business statement shall be approved by the board of directors before the balance sheet is signed on their behalf, and so shall any group accounts; and the date of their approval of those documents shall be endorsed on the balance sheet.
(4)The directors’ report shall be attached to the balance sheet.
(5)If a balance sheet has not been signed as required by subsection (1) above, and a copy of it is issued, circulated or published, the building society shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and so shall any officer who is also guilty of the offence.
(6)If any copy of a balance sheet is issued, circulated or published—
(a)without having annexed to it a copy of the income and expenditure account, or
F3(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)without having annexed to it a copy of the annual business statement, or
(d)without having attached to it a copy of the auditors’ report, or
(e)without having attached to it a copy of the directors’ report,
the building society shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and so shall any officer who is also guilty of the offence.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 80(2) omitted (23.3.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/248, reg. 3, Sch. para. 5(1)
F2Words in s. 80(3) omitted (23.3.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/248, reg. 3, Sch. para. 5(2)
F3S. 80(6)(b) omitted (23.3.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/248, reg. 3, Sch. para. 5(3)