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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 May 2003 - onwards
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86. Control of advertising.

(1) If the Bank considers it necessary to do so in the case of any body (whether a credit union, a group or association of credit unions or otherwise) it may give the body directions in writing relating to the content or form (or both) -

(a) of any advertisement or other means of soliciting deposits or subscriptions for shares in any one or more credit unions or credit unions generally; or

(b) of any advertisement relating to any service provided or business undertaken by any one or more credit unions or credit unions generally;

and the Bank may also give directions in writing requiring any such body to withdraw or amend an advertisement.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), directions under this section may do all or any of the following -

(a) prohibit the issue by the body concerned of advertisements of all descriptions or any specified description;

(b) require the body concerned to modify advertisements of a specified description in a specified manner;