Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. VIII (ss. 71–82) excluded by S.I. 1986/2168, art. 12(1)(a)
C2Pt. VIII (ss. 71–82) modified (temp.until 1.1.1993) by S.I. 1990/1392, art. 6(3)
(1)Every balance sheet of a building society shall be signed by [F1one director] on behalf of the board of directors F2....
(2)The income and expenditure account, F3. . . and the annual business statement shall be annexed to the balance sheet, and so shall any group accounts; and the auditor’s report shall be attached to it.
(3)The income and expenditure account, F4. . . and the annual business statement shall be approved by the board of directors before the balance sheet is signed on their behalf, and so shall any group accounts; and the date of their approval of those documents shall be endorsed on the balance sheet.
(4)The directors’ report shall be attached to the balance sheet.
(5)If a balance sheet has not been signed as required by subsection (1) above, and a copy of it is issued, circulated or published, the building society 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.
(6)If any copy of a balance sheet is issued, circulated or published—
(a)without having annexed to it a copy of the income and expenditure account, or
F5(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)without having annexed to it a copy of the annual business statement, or
(d)without having attached to it a copy of the [F6auditor’s report], or
(e)without having attached to it a copy of the directors’ report,
the building society 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
F1Words in s. 80(1) substituted (6.1.2025) by The Building Societies Act 1986 (Modifications) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1346), arts. 1(2), 2(4)(a)
F2Words in s. 80(1) omitted (6.1.2025) by virtue of The Building Societies Act 1986 (Modifications) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1346), arts. 1(2), 2(4)(b)
F3Words in s. 80(2) omitted (23.3.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/248, reg. 3, Sch. para. 5(1)
F4Words in s. 80(3) omitted (23.3.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/248, reg. 3, Sch. para. 5(2)
F5S. 80(6)(b) omitted (23.3.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/248, reg. 3, Sch. para. 5(3)
F6Words in s. 80(6)(d) substituted (29.6.2008) by The Building Societies Act 1986 (Accounts, Audit and EEA State Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1519), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6