Building Societies Act 1986

PART II Requirements for Recognised Schemes : Matters of Complaint

Share accounts

1 The operation or termination of a share account and the grant or refusal to grant a shareholder other facilities normally available to shareholders of his description.

• Note: The operation or termination of a share account includes any aspect of the relationship or termination of the relationship between the society and a shareholder as such and in particular the operation or termination of any services incidental to such accounts.

• Note: The grant of facilities includes the terms on which they are granted.

Deposit accounts

2 The operation or termination of a deposit account and the grant or refusal to grant a depositor other facilities normally available to depositors of his description.

• Note: The operation or termination of a deposit account includes any aspect of the relationship or the termination of the relationship between the society and a depositor as such, including in particular the operation or termination of any services incidental to such accounts.

• Note: The grant of facilities includes the terms on which they are granted.

Borrowing members: class 1 or class 2 advances

3 The operation or termination of the account of a member borrowing on a class 1 or class 2 advance and the grant or refusal to grant a borrowing member of that description other or further class 1, or as the case may be, class 2 advances secured on the same or different land or other facilities normally available to borrowing members of his description.

• Note : The operation or termination of the account of a borrowing member includes any aspect of the relationship or the termination of the relationship between the society and a borrowing member as such, including in particular the exercise of the right of foreclosure or any other power over the land by virtue of the mortgage.

• Note : The grant of advances includes the terms on which they are granted.

Borrowers: mobile home loans

4 The operation or termination of the account of a borrower under section 15 and the grant or refusal to grant a borrower under that section other facilities normally available to borrowers of his description.

• Note: The operation or termination of the account of a borrower under section 15 includes any aspect of the relationship or the termination of the relationship between the lender and such a borrower, including in particular the exercise of any power over the security.

• Note: The grant of facilities includes the terms on which they are granted.

Borrowers: other loans

5 The operation or termination of the account of a borrower under section 16 and the grant or refusal to grant a borrower under that section other facilities normally available to borrowers of his description.

• Note: The operation or termination of the account of a borrower under section 16 includes any aspect of the relationship or the termination of the relationship between the lender and such a borrower including in particular, in the case of a secured loan, the exercise of any power over the security.

• Note: The grant of facilities includes the terms on which they are granted.

Money transmission services

6 The terms on which are provided, the operation of, or the withdrawal of money transmission services.

• Note: " Money transmission services " means the services of that description provided in accordance with Schedule 8 to this Act.

Foreign exchange facilities

7 The terms on which are provided, the operation of, or the withdrawal of foreign exchange services.

• Note: " Foreign exchange services " means services of that description provided in accordance with Schedule 8 to this Act.

Agency payments and receipts

8 The terms on which payments are made or received as agents or the operation or withdrawal of the service.

• Note: The payments made or received as agents are those made or received in accordance with Schedule 8 to this Act.

Provision of credit

9 The operation or termination of the account of a borrower with the person providing the credit.

• Note: The credit provided is credit provided under arrangements for the provision of credit in accordance with Schedule 8 to this Act.