The Building Societies (Accounts and Related Provisions) Regulations 1998

33.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any difference between the amount to be included in respect of an asset or liability under paragraph 32 and the book value, after translation into sterling at an appropriate rate, of that asset or liability, shall be credited or, as the case may be, debited to the income and expenditure account.

(2) In the case however of assets held as financial fixed assets, of assets to be included in Asset items D and E in Parts I and II of Schedule 2, and of transactions undertaken to cover such assets, any such difference shall be deducted from or credited to the general reserve included in the balance sheet.