# Building Societies Act 1986, Paragraph 11

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

(1) This paragraph amends the Solicitors Act 1974 as follows.
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(4) In section 85 (bank accounts)—
(a) after “account with a bank” there shall be inserted “ or a building society ”, and
(b) in paragraphs (a) and (b) after “bank” there shall be inserted “ or society ”.
(5) In section 87(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “bank” there shall be inserted—
““building society” means a building society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986; and a reference to an account with a building society is a reference to a deposit account.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/53/schedule/18/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-act-1986/schedule-18/paragraph-11
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