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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-act-1986/schedule-16/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/53",
  "legislation_title": "Building Societies Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-act-1986",
  "path": "schedule/16/paragraph/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Part of this Schedule—\n“merger” means an amalgamation of building societies under section 93 or a transfer of all the engagements of one building society to another under section 94; and “merger” has a corresponding meaning;\n“merger proposal”, in relation to a building society, means a proposal in writing, by another building society desiring to merge with it, for the societies to merge, with or without terms for the merger; and “proposer” has a corresponding meaning;\n“merger resolutions”, in relation to a building society, means the resolutions required for the approval of a merger of the society with another building society under section 93(2) or 94(2);\n“merger statement” means a statement containing the requisite particulars of a merger proposal; and\n“requisite particulars”, in relation to a merger proposal, means the particulars required by paragraph 3(2) below to be given in a merger statement.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "Definition applied (1.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1215, reg. 3(6)"
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/53/schedule/16/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:54:49.368285+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}