Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Transfer of balances in dormant accounts

    1. The general scheme

      1. 1.Transfer of balances to reclaim fund

    2. Alternative scheme for smaller institutions

      1. 2.Transfer of balances to charities, with proportion to reclaim fund

      2. 3.The assets-limit condition

    3. Shareholding members of building societies

      1. 4.Effect of balance transfer on membership rights

    4. Reclaim funds

      1. 5.Functions etc of a reclaim fund

    5. Interpretation etc

      1. 6.Interpretation of Part 1

      2. 7.“Bank”

      3. 8.“Balance”

      4. 9.“Account”

      5. 10.“Dormant”

    6. Supplemental

      1. 11.Customer’s rights preserved on insolvency etc of bank or building society

      2. 12.Disclosure of information

      3. 13.Banks making transfers under section 2: information in directors' reports

      4. 14.Review and report to Parliament

    7. Amendments

      1. 15.Amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

  3. Part 2 Distribution of money under the general scheme

    1. The distribution system: general

      1. 16.Distribution of dormant account money by Big Lottery Fund

      2. 17.Apportionment of dormant account money

    2. Distribution for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

      1. 18.Distribution of money for meeting English expenditure

      2. 19.Distribution of money for meeting Welsh expenditure

      3. 20.Distribution of money for meeting Scottish expenditure

      4. 21.Distribution of money for meeting Northern Ireland expenditure

    3. Powers of Secretary of State or appropriate national authority

      1. 22.Directions to Big Lottery Fund

      2. 23.Power to prohibit distribution in certain cases

      3. 24.Power to add or remove distributors

    4. Supplemental

      1. 25.Power of Big Lottery Fund to enter into arrangements

      2. 26.Expenses

    5. Interpretation

      1. 27.Interpretation of Part 2

  4. Part 3 Final provisions

    1. 28.Orders

    2. 29.Directions

    3. 30.Extent

    4. 31.Commencement

    5. 32.Short title

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Provision to be made in articles of association of reclaim fund

      1. 1.Expenses

      2. 2.No distribution to members

      3. 3.Publication of information

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

      1. 1.Amendments to Part 2

      2. 2.Amendments to Part 7

      3. 3.In section 107 (application for order sanctioning transfer scheme), in...

      4. 4.(1) Section 111 (sanction of the court for business transfer...

      5. 5.In Schedule 12, after Part 2 there is inserted— Part...

      6. 6.Amendments to Part 24

      7. 7.After section 369 there is inserted— Reclaim funds: service of...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Further provision about the functions of the Big Lottery Fund

      1. Part 1 Strategic plans

        1. 1.Strategic plans for England

        2. 2.Strategic plans for Wales

        3. 3.Strategic plans for Scotland

        4. 4.Strategic plans for Northern Ireland

      2. Part 2 Delegation etc

        1. 5.Delegation to other bodies or persons, or to committees

        2. 6.Interpretation of paragraph 5

        3. 7.Provision supplementing paragraph 5

        4. 8.New functions for existing devolved expenditure committees

      3. Part 3 Reports and accounts

        1. 9.Annual reports

        2. 10.Accounts

        3. 11.In Schedule 4A to the National Lottery etc. Act 1993...

      4. Part 4 Miscellaneous powers

        1. 12.Power to solicit applications

        2. 13.Power to consult

        3. 14.Power to publish information etc

        4. 15.Power to give advice