# The Building Societies (Financial Assistance) Order 2008, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order—
“the 1986 Act” means the Building Societies Act 1986;
“the Authority” means the Financial Services Authority;
“member” and “officer” have the same meaning as in the 1986 Act;
“relevant building society” means any building society which—
(a) receives relevant financial assistance from the Bank of England,
(b) has entered into an agreement with the Bank of England under which it may receive relevant financial assistance from the Bank of England, or
(c) has received an offer of such an agreement, or of relevant financial assistance, from the Bank of England;
(d) “section 1(1)(a) function” means the function of the Authority set out in section 1(1)(a) of the 1986 Act.
(2) References in this Order to the Bank of England include—
(a) any person acting for or on behalf of the Bank of England;
(b) any person providing, offering, or entering into an agreement for the provision of, relevant financial assistance to a building society, who does so on the basis of relevant financial assistance that person receives from the Bank of England for that purpose.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110813462/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-building-societies-financial-assistance-order-2008/article-2
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