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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 16 December 2016 - onwards
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Article 14 Recovery of expenses

After section 48W (reverse transfer), insert -

"48WA. Bail-in option: recovery of expenses

(1) The Bank of England may, in relation to the exercise of the bail-in option, direct a relevant bank to pay the Bank of England a fee to cover expenses reasonably incurred by the Bank in connection with exercising that option.

(2) The Treasury may direct a relevant bank to pay the Treasury a fee to cover expenses reasonably incurred by the Treasury in connection with the exercise by the Bank of England of the bail-in option in relation to the relevant bank.

(3) For the purposes of this section -

(a) a "relevant bank" is a bank in relation to which the Bank of England has made -

(i) a resolution instrument under section 12A(2),

(ii) a supplemental resolution instrument under section 48U(2), or

(iii) an instrument containing special bail-in provision under section 48B,

(b) the exercise of the bail-in option includes making any instrument containing special bail-in provision under section 48B.".