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Building Societies Act 1986

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Requirements for alteration of purpose, powers and rules

4(1)A building society may by special resolution—

(a)alter its purpose or principal purpose ;

(b)alter its powers by the adoption or the rescission of the adoption of any adoptable power or by the assumption, rescission of the assumption or variation of a restriction on a power (whether an adoptable or other power) ; or

(c)alter its rules by the addition, rescission or variation of any rule.

(2)Where a building society alters its purpose or powers or its rules under this paragraph, it shall send to the central office—

(a)three copies of a record of the alteration signed by the secretary; and

(b)a statutory declaration by the secretary that the alteration was effected by a resolution passed as a special resolution and that the record is a true record of the resolution.

(3)On altering its purpose or powers or its rules under this paragraph the building society shall determine the date on which it intends the alteration to take effect; and the record of the alteration shall specify that date (in this paragraph referred to as " the specified date ").

(4)Where copies of a record of an alteration of a building society's purpose, powers or rules are sent to the central office under sub-paragraph (2) above and the central office is satisfied that the alteration is in conformity with this Act and (where applicable) any instruments under it, the central office shall, subject to paragraph 19 below—

(a)retain and register one of the copies,

(b)return another to the secretary of the society together with a certificate of registration of the alteration, and

(c)keep another copy, together with a copy of the certificate of registration of the alteration, in the public file of the society.

(5)An alteration of the purpose or powers or of the rules of a building society under this paragraph shall take effect on the specified date or, if registration of the alteration is not effected under sub-paragraph (4) above until a later date, that later date.

(6)Any provision in the rules of a building society that the memorandum or rules may be altered without passing a special resolution shall be void.

(7)If a building society arranges for the publication in consolidated form of its rules or memorandum as altered for the time being, it shall send a copy to the central office and the central office—

(a)shall keep the copy in the public file of the society, but

(b)shall not register the copy.

(8)If a building society fails to comply with sub-paragraph (2) above, the society shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale and so shall any officer who is also guilty of the offence.

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