Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/156 (N.I.3))U.K.
23(1)This paragraph amends the M1Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 as follows.
(2)In Article 2(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “building regulations" there shall be inserted—
““building society” means a building society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986”.
(3)For Article 155 (building society law) there shall be substituted the following section—
“155 Modifications of building society law.
So much of an advance by a building society which is partly financed under this Part or sections 445 to 449 of the Housing Act 1985 or the Home Purchase Assistance and Housing Corporation Guarantee Act 1978 as is so financed shall be treated as not forming part of the advance for the purpose of determining—
(a)whether the advance, or any further advance made within two years of the date of purchase, is beyond the powers of the society, and
(b)the classification of the advance, or any such further advance, for the purposes of Part III of the Building Societies Act 1986.”.
(4)In Article 155A (exclusion of Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976), after “Scottish Provisions" there shall be inserted “(namely, sections 445 to 447 of the Housing Act 1985 or the Home Purchase Assistance and Housing Corporation Guarantee Act 1978)".
(5)In Article 156(5)(b) (consultations by the Department regarding forms of indemnity agreements) for “Registrar of Friendly Societies for Northern Ireland" there shall be substituted “Building Societies Commission".
(6)For paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 there shall be substituted—
“1Building Societies.”.
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