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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/22/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/body" NumberOfProvisions="112" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictEndDate="2001-12-01" Match="false"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/22/part/I" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/part/I" NumberOfProvisions="50" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictEndDate="2001-12-01" Match="false" id="part-I"><Number>Part I</Number><Title> Regulation of Deposit-Taking Business</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/22/part/I/crossheading/the-bank-of-england-and-the-board-of-banking-supervision" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/part/I/crossheading/the-bank-of-england-and-the-board-of-banking-supervision" NumberOfProvisions="2" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictEndDate="2001-12-01" Match="false" id="part-I-crossheading-the-bank-of-england-and-the-board-of-banking-supervision"><Title> The Bank of England and the Board of Banking Supervision</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1998-06-01" RestrictEndDate="2001-12-01" Match="false"><Title> Functions and duties of the Bank of England.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/22/section/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1" id="section-1"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c9364661"/>1</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/1" id="section-1-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p235" CommentaryRef="c9364671">The Financial Services Authority (in this Act referred to as “</Addition><Term id="term-the-authority"><Addition ChangeId="d29p235" CommentaryRef="c9364671">the Authority</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="d29p235" CommentaryRef="c9364671">”)</Addition> shall have the powers conferred on it by this Act and the duty generally to supervise the institutions authorised by it in the exercise of those powers.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/2" id="section-1-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>It shall also be the duty of the <Addition ChangeId="d29p248" CommentaryRef="c9364681">Authority</Addition> to keep under review the operation of this Act and developments in the field of banking which appear to it to be relevant to the exercise of its powers and the discharge of its duties.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/3" id="section-1-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The <Addition ChangeId="d29p258" CommentaryRef="c9364681">Authority</Addition> shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each of its financial years, make to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and publish in such manner as it thinks appropriate a report on its activities under this Act in that year; and the Chancellor of the Exchequer shall lay copies of every such report before Parliament.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/4" id="section-1-4"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c9364701"/>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p268" CommentaryRef="c9364711">Neither the Authority nor any person who is, or is acting as, an officer or servant of the Authority</Addition> shall be liable in damages for anything done or omitted in the discharge or purported discharge of the functions of the <Addition ChangeId="d29p272" CommentaryRef="c9364721">Authority</Addition> under this Act unless it is shown that the act or omission was in bad faith.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c9364611" Type="F"><Para><Text>Act repealed (1.12.2001) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3649" id="c00021" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3649">S.I. 2001/3649</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3649/article/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00021" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00023" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3649/article/3/1/d" CitationRef="c00021" SectionRef="article-3-1-d">3(1)(d)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para><Para><Text>Act continued (with modifications) (1.12.2001) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2967" id="c00024" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2967">S.I. 2001/2967</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2967/article/1/2" CitationRef="c00024" SectionRef="article-1-2">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00026" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2967/article/9/1" CitationRef="c00024" SectionRef="article-9-1">9(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2967/schedule/1/part/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00024" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-1">Sch. 1 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3538" id="c00028" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3538">S.I. 2001/3538</Citation> (as amended (1.4.2013) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/472" id="c00029" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2013" Number="472">S.I. 2013/472</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00030" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/472/article/1/1" CitationRef="c00029" SectionRef="article-1-1">arts. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00031" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/472/article/3" CitationRef="c00029" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/472/schedule/2/paragraph/56/h/i" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00029" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-56-h-i">Sch. 2 para. 56(h)(i)</CitationSubRef>); and specified provisions of Act applied, extended and amended (1.4.2003) so far as still in force by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16" id="c00033" Year="2001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="16">2001 c. 16</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00034" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/50" CitationRef="c00033" SectionRef="section-50">ss. 50</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00035" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/52" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/54" CitationRef="c00033" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-52" EndSectionRef="section-54">52-54</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00036" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/57/1/j/4" CitationRef="c00033" SectionRef="section-57-1-j-4">57(1)(j)(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00037" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/68" CitationRef="c00033" SectionRef="section-68">68</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00038" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/section/138/2" CitationRef="c00033" SectionRef="section-138-2">138(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00039" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/schedule/1/paragraph/43" CitationRef="c00033" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-43">Sch. 1 para. 43</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00040" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/16/schedule/2/paragraph/16/2/d" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00033" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-16-2-d">Sch. 2 para. 16(2)(d)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/708" id="c00041" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="708">S.I. 2003/708</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00042" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/708/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00041" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c9364661" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00062" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1" SectionRef="section-1">S. 1</CitationSubRef> amended (1.1.1993) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/3218" id="c00063" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="3218">S.I. 1992/3218</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00064" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/3218/regulation/47" CitationRef="c00063" SectionRef="regulation-47">reg. 47</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00065" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/3218/schedule/8/paragraph/2/a/b" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00063" SectionRef="schedule-8-paragraph-2-a-b">Sch. 8 para. 2(a)(b)</CitationSubRef>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c9364671" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c00066" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/1" SectionRef="section-1-1">s. 1(1)</CitationSubRef> substituted (1.6.1998) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11" id="c00067" Year="1998" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="11">1998 c. 11</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11/section/23" CitationRef="c00067" SectionRef="section-23">s. 23</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00069" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11/schedule/5/part/I/chapter/I/paragraph/2/a" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00067" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-I-chapter-I-paragraph-2-a">Sch. 5 Pt. I Ch. I para. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1120" id="c00070" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="1120">S.I. 1998/1120</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00071" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1120/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00070" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c9364681" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c00072" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/2/3" SectionRef="section-1-2-3">s. 1(2)(3)</CitationSubRef> substituted (1.6.1998) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11" id="c00073" Year="1998" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="11">1998 c. 11</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00074" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11/section/23" CitationRef="c00073" SectionRef="section-23">s. 23</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00075" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11/schedule/5/part/I/chapter/I/paragraph/2/b" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00073" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-I-chapter-I-paragraph-2-b">Sch. 5 Pt. I Ch. I para. 2(b)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1120" id="c00076" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="1120">S.I. 1998/1120</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00077" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1120/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00076" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c9364701" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00078" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/4" SectionRef="section-1-4">S. 1(4)</CitationSubRef> continued (1.12.2001) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3650" id="c00079" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3650">S.I. 2001/3650</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00080" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3650/article/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00079" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00081" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3650/article/24/2/a/4" CitationRef="c00079" SectionRef="article-24-2-a-4">24(2)(a)(4)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c9364711" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c00082" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/4" SectionRef="section-1-4">s. 1(4)</CitationSubRef> substituted (1.6.1998) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11" id="c00083" Year="1998" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="11">1998 c. 11</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00084" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11/section/23" CitationRef="c00083" SectionRef="section-23">s. 23</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00085" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11/schedule/5/part/I/chapter/I/paragraph/2/c/i" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00083" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-I-chapter-I-paragraph-2-c-i">Sch. 5 Pt. I Ch. I para. 2(c)(i)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00086" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11/schedule/8/paragraph/1" CitationRef="c00083" SectionRef="schedule-8-paragraph-1">Sch. 8 para. 1</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1120" id="c00087" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="1120">S.I. 1998/1120</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00088" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1120/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00087" SectionRef="article-2">art.2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c9364721" Type="F"><Para><Text>Word in <CitationSubRef id="c00089" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1987/22/section/1/4" SectionRef="section-1-4">s. 1(4)</CitationSubRef> substituted (1.6.1998) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11" id="c00090" Year="1998" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="11">1998 c. 11</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00091" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11/section/23" CitationRef="c00090" SectionRef="section-23">s. 23</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00092" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11/schedule/5/part/I/chapter/I/paragraph/2/c/ii" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00090" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-I-chapter-I-paragraph-2-c-ii">Sch. 5 Pt. I Ch. I para. 2(c)(ii)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c00093" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/11/schedule/8/paragraph/1" CitationRef="c00090" SectionRef="schedule-8-paragraph-1">Sch. 8 para. 1</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1120" id="c00094" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="1120">S.I. 1998/1120</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00095" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1120/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00094" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>