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UK Financial Services Law
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1979
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Credit Unions Act 1979 (c. 34)
Introductory Text
Registration as a credit union (ss. 1-3)
1 Registration
1ZA Specified financial activities
1ZB Power to specify further financial activities
1A Common bonds appropriate to a credit union
1B Further requirements where common bond relates to locality
2 Supplementary and transitional provisions as to registration
3 Use of name "credit union", etc.
Rules and membership (ss. 4-6)
4 Rules
5 Membership and voting rights
5A Corporate members
6 Minimum and maximum number of members
Operation of credit union (ss. 7-14)
7 Shares
7A Power to issue interest-bearing shares
8 General prohibition on deposit-taking
9 Deposits by persons too young to be members
9A Power to charge for ancillary services
10 Power to borrow money
11 Loans
11A Loans to be treated as secured
11B Loans by approved credit unions
11C Grant of certificates of approval
11D Withdrawal of certificates of approval
11E Conditional sale and hire purchase agreements
11F Agreements to be treated as secured
11G Insurance distribution activities
12 Power to hold land for limited purposes
13 Investments
14 Computation and application of profits
Insurance and other arrangements (ss. 15-16)
15 Insurance against fraud or other dishonesty
16 Guarantee funds
Powers of FCA and PRA (ss. 17-20)
17 Powers of FCA and PRA to obtain information for certain purposes
17A Section 17: recovery of FCA's and PRA's costs
18 Power to appoint inspector and call meeting
19 Power to suspend operations of credit union
20 Cancellation or suspension of registration and petition for winding up
Amalgamations, transfers of engagements and conversions (ss. 21-23)
21 Amalgamations and transfers of engagements
22 No conversion of credit union into company, etc.
23 Conversion of company into credit union
General and miscellaneous (ss. 23A-33)
23A Power to make provision corresponding to provision applying to building societies
24 Modifications of requirements as to audit of accounts
25 Taxation
26 Prohibition on subsidiaries
27 Prohibition on undischarged bankrupts and other persons
28 Provisions as to offences
29 Orders and regulations
30 Expenses and fees
31 Interpretation, etc.
31A
32 Northern Ireland
33 Short title, commencement and extent
Schedules
Schedule 1 - Matters to be Provided For in Rules of Credit Union
Schedule 2 - Procedure in Relation to Directions Under
Schedule 3 - Temporary Powers to Designate Authorised Banks
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Credit Unions Act 1979 (c. 34)
Insurance and other arrangements (ss. 15-16)
15 Insurance against fraud or other dishonesty
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