# Building Societies Act 1986, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The enactments shall, in their application to building societies, have effect with the substitution—
(aa) every reference to a company registered in Scotland shall have effect as a reference to a building society whose principal office is situated in Scotland;
(aa) every reference to a company registered in Scotland shall have effect as a reference to a building society whose registered office is situated in Scotland;
(a) for “company” of “ building society ” (except as otherwise specified in paragraphs 27H and 54 below) ;
(b) for “the registrar of companies” or “the registrar” of “ Financial Conduct Authority ”;
(c) for “the articles” of “ the rules ”; and
(d) for “registered office” of “ principal office ”.
(2) In the application of the enactments to building societies—
(a) every reference to the officers, or to a particular officer, of a company shall have effect as a reference to the officers, or to the corresponding officer, of the building society and as including a person holding himself out as such an officer; and
(b) every reference to an administrative receiver , other than a reference in section 29(2), 72A or 251 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or in Article 5(1) or 59A of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, shall be omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/53/schedule/15A/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-act-1986/schedule-15A/paragraph-2
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