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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-building-societies-act-1986-accounts-audit-and-eea-state-amendments-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110813912",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Societies Act 1986 (Accounts, Audit and EEA State Amendments) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-building-societies-act-1986-accounts-audit-and-eea-state-amendments-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 104(5) of the Building Societies Act 1986 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nBuilding Societies\nMade ***\nComing into force 29th June 2008\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 104(5) of the Building Societies Act 1986 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and approved by both Houses of Parliament.\nThe Treasury is a department designated in relation to the conduct of the business of a building society, and the authorisation and regulation of the carrying on of business by building societies, and in relation to auditors and the audit of accounts.\nThe Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 104(1), (3) and (4) of the Building Societies Act 1986 and by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, make the following Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c.53."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c.68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/3495 and S.I. 2007/1679."
    }
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  "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."
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