Section 48G Priority between creditorsF1
The Treasury may, for the purpose of ensuring that the treatment of liabilities in any instrument that contains special bail-in provision is aligned to an appropriate degree with the treatment of liabilities on an insolvency, by order specify matters or principles to which the Bank of England is to be required to have regard in making any such instrument.
An order may, for example, specify the insolvency treatment principles (as defined in section 48E(4)) or alternative principles.
An order may specify the meaning of “insolvency” for one or more purposes of the order.
An order may amend sections 44C(4) and 48E(4).
An order—
is to be made by statutory instrument, and
may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Ss. 48B-48W and cross-heading inserted (1.3.2014 for the insertion of s. 48P for specified purposes, 31.12.2014 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), s. 148(5), Sch. 2 para. 4; S.I. 2014/377, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. Pt. 2; S.I. 2014/3160, art. 2(1)(b)
Notes on Part 1
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 1 restricted (7.1.2010) by Banking Act 2009 (Exclusion of Insurers) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/35), arts. 1, 2
- C2
Pt. 1: power to amend conferred (1.3.2014) by Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), ss. 17(3)(f), 148(5); S.I. 2014/377, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. Pt. 2
Notes on Chapter 3
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 1 Ch. 3 formed from ss. 4-83 (1.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3329), arts. 1(2), 7