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Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008

2008 CHAPTER 31

CONTENTS

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  1. Part 1

    Transfer of balances in dormant accounts

    1. The general scheme

      1. 1. Transfer of balances to reclaim fund

    2. Alternative scheme for smaller institutions

      1. 2. Transfer of balances to charities, with proportion to reclaim fund

      2. 3. The assets-limit condition

    3. Shareholding members of building societies

      1. 4. Effect of balance transfer on membership rights

    4. Reclaim funds

      1. 5. Functions etc of a reclaim fund

    5. Interpretation etc

      1. 6. Interpretation of Part 1

      2. 7. “Bank”

      3. 8. “Balance”

      4. 9. “Account”

      5. 10. “Dormant”

    6. Supplemental

      1. 11. Customer’s rights preserved on insolvency etc of bank or building society

      2. 12. Disclosure of information

      3. 13. Banks making transfers under section 2: information in directors' reports

      4. 14. Review and report to Parliament

    7. Amendments

      1. 15. Amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

  2. Part 2

    Distribution of money under the general scheme

    1. The distribution system: general

      1. 16. Distribution of dormant account money by Big Lottery Fund

      2. 17. Apportionment of dormant account money

    2. Distribution for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

      1. 18. Distribution of money for meeting English expenditure

      2. 19. Distribution of money for meeting Welsh expenditure

      3. 20. Distribution of money for meeting Scottish expenditure

      4. 21. Distribution of money for meeting Northern Ireland expenditure

    3. Powers of Secretary of State or appropriate national authority

      1. 22. Directions to Big Lottery Fund

      2. 23. Power to prohibit distribution in certain cases

      3. 24. Power to add or remove distributors

    4. Supplemental

      1. 25. Power of Big Lottery Fund to enter into arrangements

      2. 26. Expenses

    5. Interpretation

      1. 27. Interpretation of Part 2

  3. Part 3

    Final provisions

    1. 28. Orders

    2. 29. Directions

    3. 30. Extent

    4. 31. Commencement

    5. 32. Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Provision to be made in articles of association of reclaim fund

    2. Schedule 2

      Amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

    3. Schedule 3

      Further provision about the functions of the Big Lottery Fund

      1. Part 1

        Strategic plans

      2. Part 2

        Delegation etc

      3. Part 3

        Reports and accounts

      4. Part 4

        Miscellaneous powers

An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, using money from dormant bank and building society accounts for social or environmental purposes.

[26th November 2008]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—