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Dormant Bank And Building Society Accounts Act 2008
The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c 31) is an Act of Parliament, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It authorises the distribution, by the Big Lottery Fund, of assets from cash accounts that have been inactive for fifteen years. Commencement Parts 1 and 2 came into force on 12 March 2009. Part 3 came into force on 26 November 2008.The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b). See also *Building Societies Act References *Halsbury's Statutes, External linksThe Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 as amended from the The National Archives (United Kingdom), National Archives.The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 as originally enacted from the The National Archives (United Kingdom), National Archives.Explanatory notes to the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008. United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2008 2008 in economics Banking legislation in the United Kingdom Building societies of the United Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charities Act 2011
The Charities Act 2011c 25 is a UK Act of Parliament. It consolidated the bulk of the Charities Act 2006, outstanding provisions of the Charities Act 1993, and various other enactments. Repeals Legislation repealed in its entirety by the 2011 Act include the Recreational Charities Act 1958, Charities Act 1993, Charities (Amendment) Act 1995, Charities Act 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 1995, Charities Act 2006 (Charitable Companies Audit and Group Accounts Provisions) Order 2008, and Charities (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2011. Amendments were made to other legislation. It replaces most of the Charities Act 1992 and Charities Act 2006. See also *English trust law English trust law concerns the protection of assets, usually when they are held by one party for another's benefit. Trusts were a creation of the English law of property and obligations, and share a subsequent history with countries across the ... * Charitable trusts in English law Notes References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008
The Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 (c 2) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that entered into force on the 21 February 2008 in order to enable the UK government to nationalise high-street banks under emergency circumstances by secondary legislation. The Act was introduced in order to nationalise the failing bank Northern Rock after the bank was supported by Bank of England credit and a private-sector solution was deemed "not to provide sufficient value for the taxpayer" by the UK government. Opposition to the Act by the Conservatives was based on: the Bill providing an exemption to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the large liabilities to the taxpayer and the alleged lack of independence from the government. The Bill was also sufficiently widely drawn to allow the nationalisation of any financial institution, leading to the concern that other banks might be in financial difficulty. After the nationalisation of Northern Rock, the Act allowed for the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |