# Building Societies Act 1986, Paragraph 11

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

(1) A building society may change its principal office—
(a) in such manner as its rules direct, or
(b) if there is no such direction in the rules, by an ordinary resolution.
(2) Notice of any such change and of the date of it shall, within seven days after the change, be sent to the FCA and the FCA shall keep the notice in the public file of the society.
(3) It is not necessary to alter the memorandum or rules of a building society by reason only that its principal office is changed.
(4) If a building society fails to send to the FCA a notice which it is required to send to it under sub-paragraph (2) above, the society shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale and so shall any officer who is also guilty of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/53/schedule/2/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-act-1986/schedule-2/paragraph-11
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