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The Financial Services Act 1986 (Extension of Scope of Act) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/1104 · Made 30 April 1991

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Made 30th April 1991

Laid before Parliament 30th April 1991

Coming into force 1st June 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 2 of the Financial Services Act 1986f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 60.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Extension of Scope of Act
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Financial Services Act 1986 (Extension of Scope of Act) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st June 1991.

(2)

In this Order, “the Act” means the Financial Services Act 1986.

2Extension of Scope of Act

The Note to paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act shall be amended by the substitution of the following for the words from “but does not include” onwards—

  • “but does not, except in relation to any shares of a class defined as deferred shares for the purposes of section 119 of the Building Societies Act 1986f1, include a building society incorporated under the law of, or of any part of, the United Kingdom, nor does it include an open-ended investment company or any body incorporated under the law of, or of any part of, the United Kingdom relating to industrial and provident societies or credit unions.”

Signature

John Redwood

Minister of State,

Department of Trade and Industry

30th April 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Act 1986 so that shares of a class defined as deferred shares for the purposes of section 119 of the Building Societies Act 1986 are regarded as investments for the purposes of the Financial Services Act 1986.