Friendly Societies Act 1992

[F115A(1)This paragraph applies to any transfer of engagements (other than contracts of reinsurance) where–U.K.

(a)the effecting of the engagements constituted the carrying on of long term business;

(b)the transferor is a friendly society to which section 37(3) above applies; and

(c)the transferee is–

(i)a friendly society to which section 37(2) or (3) above applies;

F2(ii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(v)an insurance company whose margin of solvency is [F3supervised in accordance with rule 3.1 to 3.3 and rule 6.4 and 6.5 of the Third Country Branches Part of the Rulebook made by the Prudential Regulation Authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.]

[F4(1A)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c)(v), references to rules made by the Prudential Regulation Authority are to those rules as they have effect on IP completion day.]

(2)The [F5appropriate authority] shall not confirm the transfer unless–

F6(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)the relevant authority certifies that the transferee possesses the necessary margin of solvency after taking the proposed transfer into account; F7...

F8(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F9(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .

F11(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .

[F12(6)In this paragraph “the relevant authority" means—

F13(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)if the transferee falls within paragraph (1)(c)(v), the [F5appropriate authority] or other supervisory body responsible for the supervision;

(c)in any other case, the [F5appropriate authority].]]

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