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Building Societies Act 1986, Cross Heading: Winding up by the High Court is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 24 September 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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F1Sch. 15 paras. 34-55E substituted (N.I.) (1.10.1991) for Sch. 15 paras. 34-55 by S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19), arts. 2(1), 381, Sch. 9 Pt. II para. 45(c); S.R. 1991/411, art. 2
43U.K.Article 102 (circumstances in which company may be wound up by the High Court) does not apply.
44U.K.Article 104 (application for winding up) does not apply.
45(1)In Article 105 (powers of High Court on hearing of petition), paragraph (1) applies with the omission of the words from “but the Court” to the end of the paragraph.U.K.
(2)The conditions which the High Court may impose under Article 105 include conditions for securing—
(a)that the building society be dissolved by consent of its members under section 87, or
(b)that the society amalgamates with, or transfers its engagements to, another building society under section 93 or 94, or
(c)that the society transfers its business to a company under section 97,
and may also include conditions for securing that any default which occasioned the petition be made good and that the costs of the proceedings on that petition be defrayed by the person or persons responsible for the default.
46U.K.Article 106 (power of High Court, between petition and winding-up order, to stay or restrain proceedings against company) has effect with the omission of paragraph (2).
47U.K.If, before the presentation of a petition for the winding up by the High Court of a building society, an instrument of dissolution under section 87 is placed in the society’s public file, Article 109(1) (commencement of winding up by the High Court) shall also apply in relation to the date on which the instrument is so placed and to any proceedings in the course of the dissolution as it applies to the commencement date for, and proceedings in, a voluntary winding up.
48(1)Article 110 (consequences of winding-up order) shall have effect with the following modifications.U.K.
(2)Paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be omitted.
(3)A building society shall, within 15 days of a winding-up order being made in respect of it, give notice of the order [F2to the FCA and, if the society is a PRA-authorised person, the PRA] ; and [F3the FCA must] keep the notice in the public file of the society.
(4)If a building society fails to comply with sub-paragraph (3) above, it shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale; and so shall any officer who is also guilty of the offence.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 15 para. 48(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/496), art. 1(1), Sch. 8 para. 57(8)(a) (with Sch. 12)
F3Words in Sch. 15 para. 48(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/496), art. 1(1), Sch. 8 para. 57(8)(b) (with Sch. 12)
49U.K.Article 119 (appointment of liquidator by High Court in certain circumstances) does not apply.
50U.K.In the application of Article 120(1) (liquidation committee) to building societies, the references to functions conferred on a liquidation committee by or under the Order shall have effect as references to its function by or under the Order as so applied.
[F450A.U.K.Article 121 (general functions of liquidator in winding up by the High Court) of the Order has effect as if after paragraph (1) there were inserted—
“(1A)Subject to the provisions of Part V relating to preferential payments, a building society’s property in the winding up shall be applied in satisfaction of the society’s liabilities to creditors pari passu and, subject to that application, in accordance with the rules of the society.
(1B)In paragraph (1A) the reference to the society’s liabilities to creditors includes a reference to the society’s liabilities to shareholding members of the society in respect of deposits which are not relevant deposits.”]
Textual Amendments
F4Sch. 15 para. 50A inserted (1.1.2015) by The Banks and Building Societies (Depositor Preference and Priorities) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3486), arts. 1(2), 34(5) (with art. 3)
51U.K.The conditions which the High Court may impose under Article 125 (power to stay winding up) shall include those specified in paragraph 45(2) above.
52U.K.Article 132 (adjustment of rights of contributories) shall have effect with the modification that any surplus is to be distributed in accordance with the rules of the society.
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Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 15 para. 53 repealed (1.10.2007) by The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2194), art. 1(3)(a), Sch. 4 para. 49(1), Sch. 5 (with art. 12, Sch. 4 para. 49(2))
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