Part XVU.K. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2Pt. 15 modified (29.9.2008 at 8.00 a.m.) by The Bradford & Bingley plc Transfer of Securities and Property etc. Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2546), art. 29 (with art. 30(6))

C3Pt. 15 modified (7.10.2008 at 9.30 a.m.) by The Heritable Bank plc Transfer of Certain Rights and Liabilities Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2644), art. 14 (with art. 15(8)

Provisions of the schemeU.K.

Valid from 08/04/2010

[F1214DContributions under section 214B: supplementaryU.K.

(1)This section supplements sections 214B and 214C.

(2)The scheme manager must determine—

(a)the amounts of expenses (other than interest) that would have been incurred as mentioned in section 214C(3)(a); and

(b)the time or times at which those amounts would have been likely to have been incurred.

(3)The Treasury, or a person designated by the Treasury, must in accordance with regulations appoint a person (“the valuer”) to determine—

(a)the amounts that would have been likely, at the time when the stabilisation power was exercised, to be recovered as mentioned in section 214C(3)(b); and

(b)the time or times at which those amounts would have been likely to be recovered.

The person appointed under this subsection may be the person appointed as valuer under section 54 of the Banking Act 2009 in respect of the exercise of the stabilisation power.

(4)Regulations may enable the Treasury to specify principles to be applied by—

(a)the scheme manager when exercising functions under subsection (2); or

(b)the valuer when exercising functions under subsection (3).

(5)The regulations may in particular enable the Treasury to require the scheme manager or valuer—

(a)to use, or not to use, specified methods;

(b)to take specified matters into account in a specified manner; or

(c)not to take specified matters into account.

(6)Regulations—

(a)must provide for independent verification of expenses within section 214B(2);

(b)may provide for the independent verification of other matters; and

(c)may contain provision about the appointment and payment of an auditor.

(7)Regulations—

(a)must contain provision enabling the valuer to reconsider a decision;

(b)must provide a right of appeal to a court or tribunal against any decision of the valuer;

(c)may provide for payment of the valuer; and

(d)may apply (with or without modifications) or make provision corresponding to—

(i)any provision of sections 54 to 56 of the Banking Act 2009; or

(ii)any provision made, or that could be made, by virtue of any of those sections.

(8)Regulations may make provision for payments under section 214B(2) to be made—

(a)before any verification required by the regulations is undertaken, and

(b)before the limit imposed by section 214C is calculated,

subject to any necessary later adjustment.

(9)If they do so they must provide that the amount of any payment required by virtue of subsection (8) must not be such as to give rise to an expectation that an amount will be required to be repaid to the scheme manager (once any necessary verification has been undertaken and the limit imposed by section 214C has been calculated).

(10)Regulations may—

(a)make provision supplementing section 214B or 214C or this section;

(b)make further provision about the method by which amounts to be paid under section 214B(2) are to be determined;

(c)make provision about timing;

(d)make provision about procedures to be followed;

(e)provide for discretionary functions to be exercised by a specified body or by persons of a specified class; and

(f)make provision about the resolution of disputes (which may include provision conferring jurisdiction on a court or tribunal).

(11)“Regulations” means regulations made by the Treasury.

(12)Any payment made by the Treasury by virtue of this section is to be met out of money provided by Parliament.

(13)The compensation scheme may make provision about payments under section 214B(2) and levies in connection with such payments (except provision inconsistent with any provision made by or under section 214B or 214C or this section).]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 214B-214D substituted (8.4.2010) for s. 214B by Financial Services Act 2010 (c. 28), ss. 16(1), 26

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C5Ss. 214B-214D applied (with modifications) (8.4.2010) by Financial Services Act 2010 (c. 28), ss. 16(2), 26(1)