http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/1/section/159Banking Act 2009An Act to make provision about banking.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-20Expert Participation2026-01-19 Banking Act 2009s. 4(8A) (8B)Financial Services Act 2012s. 96(3)Sch. 20s. 122(3)Banking Act 2009s. 8(2)(d) and wordFinancial Services Act 2012s. 96(4)(b)Sch. 20s. 122(3) Part 31591The Treasury may by order provide for this Part to apply to credit unions (within the meaning of section 31 of the Credit Unions Act 1979) as it applies to banks, subject to modifications set out in the order.2An order may—aamend the Credit Union Act 1979, the Industrial and Providential Societies Act 1965 or any other enactment which relates, or in so far as it relates, to credit unions;bamend an enactment amended by this Part;creplicate, with or without modifications, a provision of this Part;dapply a provision made under or by virtue of this Part, with or without modifications, to this Part as it applies to credit unions.3An order—ashall be made by statutory instrument, andbmay not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.4Provision made under or by virtue of this Part may make special provision in relation to the application of this Part to credit unions.Pt. 3 modified (21.2.2009) by The Banking Act 2009 (Bank Administration) (Modification for Application to Banks in Temporary Public Ownership) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/312), regs. 1(1), 2-4, Sch.Pt. 3 modified (21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2009 (Bank Administration) (Modification for Application to Multiple Transfers) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/313), regs. 1(1), 2, 3, Sch. 1S. 159 in force at 21.2.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch. para. 3Pt. 3 applied (with modifications) by Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53), s. 90C (as inserted (29.3.2009) by Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/805), art. 2)Pt. 3 applied (with modifications) (8.2.2011) by The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/245), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 6 (as amended (1.4.2013) by S.I. 2013/472, Sch. 2 para. 198(q)(ii) (with Sch. 2 para. 213))S. 159 in force at 17.2.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch. para. 3Pt. 3 modified (29.3.2009) by Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/805), Sch. 1 Pts. 1, 3 (as amended (7.4.2010) by S.I. 2010/1189, arts. 1(2), 2 and amended (7.4.2017) by The Deregulation Act 2015, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/400), regs. 1(2), 8)