Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 21st May 1997 paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Building Societies Act 1997 (which contains transitional provisions relating to the alteration of societies' purpose, powers and rules) along with related provisions in section 46.
Sections 40 and 41 and related provisions in section 46 and Schedules 8 and 9 came into force on 21st March 1997 (the date on which the Act received Royal Assent).