PART 8MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY LEGISLATION

Trustee Savings Banks Act 1985 (c. 58)

Transferees to be treated as included within certain categories of institution297

1

Paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Trustee Savings Banks Act 1985 (status of transferees as authorised institutions for certain purposes) is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (4)(b)222, for “an institution authorised under the Banking Act 1987” substitute “a deposit-taker”.

3

After that sub-paragraph, insert—

4A

“Deposit taker” means—

a

a person who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to accept deposits; or

b

an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 3 to that Act which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12(1) of that Schedule) to accept deposits or other repayable funds from the public.

4B

But a person is not a deposit-taker if he has permission to accept deposits only for purpose of carrying on another regulated activity in accordance with that permission.

4C

Sub-paragraphs (4A) and (4B) must be read with—

a

section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

b

any relevant order under that section; and

c

Schedule 2 to that Act.