C1C2Part 1Special Resolution Regime

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S. 82 cross-heading substituted (1.8.2014) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), ss. 100(5), 122(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2014/1847, art. 2

81BAF3F1Bail-in option

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The Bank of England may exercise a stabilisation power in respect of a banking group company in accordance with section 12A(2) if the following conditions are met.

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Condition 1 is that the PRA is satisfied that the general conditions for the exercise of a stabilisation power set out in section 7 are met in respect of a bank in the same group.

3

Condition 2 is that the Bank of England is satisfied that the exercise of the power in respect of the banking group company is necessary, having regard to the public interest in—

a

the stability of the financial systems of the United Kingdom,

b

the maintenance of public confidence in the stability of those systems,

c

the protection of depositors, or

d

the protection of any client assets that may be affected.

4

Condition 3 is that the banking group company is an undertaking incorporated in, or formed under the law of any part of, the United Kingdom.

5

Before determining whether Condition 2 is met, and if so how to react, the Bank of England must consult—

a

the Treasury,

b

the PRA, and

c

the FCA.

6

In exercising a stabilisation power in reliance on this section the Bank of England must have regard to the need to minimise the effect of the exercise of the power on other undertakings in the same group.