Part II

Constitution of Building Societies

Making loans

Loans secured on land.
6A
1
For the purposes of this Act a loan is secured on land if it is secured by—
a
a mortgage of a legal estate in land in England and Wales or Northern Ireland;
b
a heritable security over land in Scotland; or
c
a qualifying security over land in
the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands or Gibraltar
.
1A
For the purposes of this Act a loan is also secured on land if—
a
it was secured before IP completion day by a qualifying security over land in an EEA country or territory other than the United Kingdom, and
b
it continues to be secured by a qualifying security over that land.
2
For the purposes of this Act a loan is also secured on land if—
a
it is secured by a mortgage of an equitable interest in land in England and Wales or Northern Ireland;
b
the equitable interest is an equitable interest in land of a description, and is created in circumstances, prescribed in an order made by the
. . . Treasury; and
c
any conditions prescribed in the order are complied with;
and an order under this subsection may apply in relation to securities held by or on behalf of building societies or connected undertakings of a description specified in the order, or securities held by or on behalf of all such societies or undertakings other than those of a description so specified.
3
For the purposes of this Act—
a
a loan shall be treated as secured by a mortgage of a legal estate in registered land in England and Wales or Northern Ireland notwithstanding that the loan is made before the mortgagor is registered as proprietor of the estate; and
b
a loan shall be treated as secured by a heritable security over land in Scotland notwithstanding that the loan is made before title to that land has been transferred to the debtor in the heritable security.
4
The
Treasury may
, by order provide for any provisions of this Act to have effect in relation to loans secured on land outside the
United Kingdom
with such modifications as appear to
them
to be appropriate.
5
An order under subsection (2) or (4) above may make such incidental, supplementary and transitional provision as appears to the
Treasury
to be necessary or expedient.
6
The power to make an order under subsection (2) or (4) above is exercisable by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
7
In this section and section 6B—
- “
EEA
country or territory
” means a country or territory in the European Economic Area;
- “
qualifying security
”,
in relation to a loan and land in the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Gibraltar or in an EEA country or territory
, means a security over the land which—
  1. acknowledges, and requires repayment of, the loan; and
  2. secures repayment of the loan on the land;
...
8
In this Act “
land
”, in the expression “
loan secured on land
”, means—
a
land in—
i
the United Kingdom;
ii
the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Gibraltar; or
iii
an EEA country or territory; and
b
in so far as land in any other country or territory is, under any provision of this Act, land on which loans may be secured, land in that other country or territory.
S. 6A inserted (1.12.1997 in specified cases and for specified purposes and otherwise in accordance with art. 2(2)(3)(5) of S.I. 1997/2668) by 1997 c. 32, ss. 5, 47(3); S.I. 1997/2668, art. 2, Sch. Pt. II(e)
S. 6A(2)(b)(4)(5): Functions of Building Societies Commission transferred (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2617, arts. 2(b), 4(1), Sch. 1 Pt. III; S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(a)
Words in s. 6A(2)(b) repealed (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2617, arts. 2(b), 13(2), Sch. 4 (with art. 13(3), Sch. 5 and with saving in S.I. 2001/2967, arts. 1(2), 9(1)(c)); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)
Words in s. 6A(4) substituted (17.8.2001 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2617, arts. 2, 8, 13(1), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 135(b)(i) (with art. 13(3), Sch. 5); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(a)
Word in s. 6(4) substituted (17.8.2001 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2617, arts. 2, 8, 13(1), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 135(b)(ii) (with art. 13(3), Sch. 5); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(a)
Word in s. 6(5) substituted (17.8.2001 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2617, arts. 2, 8, 13(1), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 135(c) (with art. 13(3), Sch. 5; S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(a)
S. 6 and cross-heading substituted for s. 6 (1.12.1997 in specified cases and for specified purposes and otherwise in accordance with art. 2(2)(3)(5) of S.I. 1997/2668) by 1997 c. 32, ss. 4, 47(3); S.I. 1997/2668, art. 2, Sch. Pt. II(d)
S. 6A(1A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1187), regs. 1, 3(1)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1301, regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 4(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in s. 6A(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1187), regs. 1, 3(1)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in s. 6A(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1187), regs. 1, 3(1)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in s. 6A(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1187), regs. 1, 3(1)(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in s. 6A(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1187), regs. 1, 3(1)(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
S. 6A(8)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1187), regs. 1, 3(1)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)