11. In the Building Societies Act 1986(1)–
(a)the reference in section 7(2)(c) to bills of exchange, instruments or agreements creating or acknowledging indebtedness and accepted, made, issued or entered into by the society or any such undertaking includes a reference to uncertificated units of an eligible debt security in respect of which the obligations of the society or any such undertaking correspond, in accordance with the current terms of issue of the security, to those of the society or undertaking under such a bill of exchange, instrument or agreement;
(b)the reference in section 7(3)(b)(ii) to indebtedness created or acknowledged by bills of exchange, instruments or agreements accepted, made, issued or entered into by the society or any such undertaking includes a reference to indebtedness of the society or any such undertaking in respect of uncertificated units of an eligible debt security where the indebtedness corresponds, in accordance with the current terms of issue of the security, to that created or acknowledged by such a bill of exchange, instrument or agreement;
(c)in section 8–
(i)the reference in subsection (2)(b) to a transferable instrument includes a reference to uncertificated units of an eligible debt security the holding of which confers, in accordance with the current terms of issue of the security, a right to receive an amount referable to a deposit with the building society that issued the units;
(ii)neither the definition of “transferable instrument” in subsection (9) nor subsection (10) apply in relation to uncertificated units of an eligible debt security of the kind mentioned in subsubparagraph (i).
12. In Part III of Schedule 2 to the Building Societies (Accounts and Related Provisions) Regulations 1998(2)–
(a)in paragraph 3(3), a reference to similar debt instruments includes a reference to uncertificated units of an eligible debt security which are similar to uncertificated units of an eligible Treasury bill, or to uncertificated units of an eligible Northern Ireland Treasury Bill;
(b)in paragraph 3(4), a reference to bills includes a reference to uncertificated units of an eligible debt security where the issue of the units corresponds, in accordance with the current terms of issue of the security, to the issue of such a bill;
(c)in paragraph 9(b), the definition of “floating rate note” includes uncertificated units of an eligible debt security the holding of which confers, in accordance with the current terms of issue of the security, a right to receive a principal sum and interest at a rate which is variable at times specified, or determined in accordance with, the current terms of issue of the security;
(d)in paragraph 9(c), the definition of “fixed rate note” includes uncertificated units of an eligible debt security the holding of which confers, in accordance with the current terms of issue of the security, a right to receive a principal sum and interest at a rate which is fixed as specified, or determined in accordance with, the current terms of issue of the security.
S.I. 1998/504.