Part 1Transfer of balances in dormant accounts

Interpretation etc

I19“Account”

1

Account” means an account that has at all times consisted only of money.

2

A reference in this Part to an account held with a bank or building society is to an account provided by the bank or building society as part of its activity of accepting deposits.

3

In relation to a building society, “account” includes an account representing shares in the society, other than—

a

preferential shares, or

b

deferred shares within the meaning given in section 119(1) of the Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53).