Building Societies (Amendment) Act 2006

Amendment of section 74 of Principal Act.

19.— Section 74 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) by substituting “other than an exempted resolution” for “other than a conversion resolution”, and

(b) by inserting the following after subsection (9):

“(10) In this section ‘ exempted resolution’ means any of the following:

(a) a conversion resolution;

(b) a resolution that—

(i) directly or indirectly relates to a society becoming a society to which section 101(8) applies, or

(ii) directly or indirectly relates, for the purposes of section 101(8), to requiring a person to make a lodgement of a specific amount before the person may open an account with the society which entitles the person to hold a share in that society; or

(c) a resolution that directly or indirectly relates to or requires a society to consider, or to advise the Central Bank of its intention with regard to, the conversion of the society into a company.

(11) Nothing in this section shall be taken to prevent any matter from being duly introduced for discussion (other than by means of a resolution) at a general meeting of a building society.”.