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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st September 2003 those provisions of the Credit Unions Act 1979 (subsections (2) and (3) of section 3) which are not already in force. These provisions specify that it is a criminal offence to use the name “credit union” except in certain specified circumstances.