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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dormant-bank-and-building-society-accounts-act-2008/section-27",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/31",
  "legislation_title": "Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dormant-bank-and-building-society-accounts-act-2008",
  "path": "section/27",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 2",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“dormant assets money” has the meaning given by section 16(2);\n“English expenditure”, “Welsh expenditure”, “Scottish expenditure” and “Northern Ireland expenditure” have the meaning given by section 17(2);\n“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending with 31 March;\n“reclaim fund” has the meaning given by section 5(1).\n(2) A reference in this Part to the distribution of money is to be read as including a reference to making or entering into arrangements in accordance with section 16(3), and related expressions are to be read accordingly.\nSee also section 16(5).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 27(1) substituted (6.6.2022) by Dormant Assets Act 2022 (c. 5), s. 34(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(2); S.I. 2022/582, reg. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 27 in force at 12.3.2009 by S.I. 2009/490, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/31/section/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:31.523914+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}