Article 186 Remedies on judicial review

(1)

Where an application is made for judicial review of a decision of the Bank to exercise the stabilisation powers in relation to an institution under resolution (“relevant proceedings”)—

(a)

a ruling by the court that the decision is unlawful shall not affect—

(i)

a relevant transfer,

(ii)

special bail-in provision (within the meaning given by section 48B of the Banking Act 2009), or

(iii)

provision under section 48L of that Act in relation to securities issued by the institution under resolution,

made by a stabilisation instrument made by the Bank pursuant to that decision; and

(b)

the court may not quash any provision in a stabilisation instrument made by the Bank if that provision makes—

(i)

a relevant transfer;

(ii)

special bail-in provision; or

(iii)

provision under section 48L of the Banking Act 2009 in relation to securities issued by the institution under resolution.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)—

(a)

“stabilisation instrument” means—

(i)

a share transfer instrument,

(ii)

a property transfer instrument,

(iii)

a resolution instrument, or

(iv)

a third-country instrument,

made by the Bank in the exercise of the stabilisation powers provided for in section 1(4) of the Banking Act 2009, and for these purposes “share transfer instrument”, “property transfer instrument”, “resolution instrument” and “third country instrument” have the meaning given in article 184;

(b)

a transfer is a “relevant transfer” if it transfers to any person—

(i)

property, rights or liabilities of the institution under resolution or of a relevant resolution company; or

(ii)

securities issued by the institution under resolution or by a relevant resolution company;

(c)

for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b)—

(i)

“resolution company” has the meaning given by section 29A of the Banking Act 2009 M1; and

(ii)

a resolution company is a relevant resolution company if property, rights or liabilities of the institution under resolution have been transferred to it.

(3)

For the purposes of this article “institution under resolution” has the meaning given in article 185.

(4)

Paragraph (1) does not affect the power of the court, subject to section 244 of the Banking Act 2009 M2 (immunity), to award damages as a remedy in relevant proceedings.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: Section 29A was inserted by S.I. 2014/3329.
M2: Section 244 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 2, paragraph 3, and by S.I. 2014/3329.

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: Order revoked (14.12.2023 for the revocation of art. 227) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), s. 86(3), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with s. 1(4)); S.I. 2023/1382, reg. 2(c)(x)