# The Building Societies (General Charge and Fees) Regulations 1987, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Building Societies Act 1986;
“the accounting year 1987—88” means the period of 12 months ending on 31st March 1988;
“amalgamation” means an amalgamation under section 93 of the Act;
“the previous enactments” means the Building Societies Act 1962 and the Building Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1967;
“registered”, in relation to any time, means having the status of a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Act at that time;
“the relevant year” means the period of 12 months ending on 31st December 1986;
“society” means a building society;
“transfer of engagements” means a transfer of engagements under section 19 of either of the previous enactments or under section 94 of the Act; and
“union” means a union under section 18 of either of the previous enactments.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/391/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-general-charge-and-fees-regulations-1987/regulation-2
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