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The Credit Unions Act 1979 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2003

Credit unions

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2011-07-04

INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES

This Order brings into force on 1st September 2003 those provisions of the Credit Unions Act 1979 (subsections (2) and (3) of section 3) which are not already in force. These provisions specify that it is a criminal offence to use the name “credit union” except in certain specified circumstances.