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UK Financial Services Law
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Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c. 31)
Introductory Text
Part 1 Transfer of balances in dormant accounts (ss. 1-15)
The general scheme (s. 1)
1. Transfer of balances to reclaim fund
Alternative scheme for smaller institutions (ss. 2-3)
2. Transfer of balances to charities, with proportion to reclaim fund
2A. Return of surplus alternative scheme assets
3. The assets-limit condition
Shareholding members of building societies (s. 4)
4. Effect of balance transfer on membership rights
Reclaim funds (s. 5)
5. Functions etc of a reclaim fund
Interpretation etc. (ss. 6-10)
6. Interpretation of Part 1
7. "Bank"
8. "Balance"
9. "Account"
10. "Dormant"
Supplemental (ss. 11-14)
11. Customer's rights preserved on insolvency etc of bank or building society
12. Disclosure of information
13. Banks making transfers under section 2: information in directors' reports
14. Review and report to Parliament
Amendments (s. 15)
15. Amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Part 2 Distribution of Dormant Assets Money (ss. 16-27)
The distribution system: general (ss. 16-17)
16. Distribution of dormant assets money by Big Lottery Fund
17. Apportionment of dormant assets money
Distribution for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (ss. 18-21)
18. Distribution of money for meeting English expenditure
18A. Distribution of money for meeting English expenditure
19. Distribution of money for meeting Welsh expenditure
20. Distribution of money for meeting Scottish expenditure
21. Distribution of money for meeting Northern Ireland expenditure
Powers of Secretary of State or appropriate national authority (ss. 22-24)
22. Directions to Big Lottery Fund
23. Power to prohibit distribution in certain cases
24. Power to add or remove distributors
Supplemental (ss. 25-26)
25. Power of Big Lottery Fund to enter into arrangements
26. Expenses
Interpretation (s. 27)
27. Interpretation of Part 2
Part 3 Final provisions (ss. 28-32)
28. Orders
29. Directions
30. Extent
31. Commencement
32. Short title
Schedule 1 Provision to be made in articles of association of reclaim fund
Schedule 2 Amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Schedule 3 Further provision about the functions of the Big Lottery Fund
Schedule 3, Part 1 Strategic plans (paras. 1-4)
Schedule 3, Part 2 Delegation etc. (paras. 5-8)
Schedule 3, Part 3 Reports and accounts (paras. 9-11)
Schedule 3, Part 4 Miscellaneous powers (paras. 12-15)
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Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c. 31)
Part 3 Final provisions (ss. 28-32)
30. Extent
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Version date: 26 November 2008 - onwards
30. Extent
This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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