The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2018

Transitional provisions

3.—(1) In this article—

“the registrar” means the Registrar of Credit Unions for Northern Ireland or the Assistant Registrar of Credit Unions for Northern Ireland; and

“relevant provision” means a provision of an enactment amended by Schedule 2, 3 or 4 of this Order.

(2) Where a relevant provision, as amended by this Order, requires any document, information or matter to be notified, copied or sent to the FCA, the provision has effect without the amendment if the document, information or matter was notified, copied or sent to the registrar before 6th April 2018.

(3) Any application made or notice given to the registrar under a relevant provision, and any other thing done in relation to the registrar under a relevant provision before 6th April 2018 is to be treated as if it had been made or given to, or done in relation to, the FCA.

(4) Any decision or notification made, or other thing done, by the registrar before 6th April 2018 in exercise of a function which, by virtue of this Order, becomes exercisable on that date by the FCA is to be treated as if it had been made or done by the FCA.

(5) This Order does not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the registrar before 6th April 2018.