Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Act 2007

Amendment of section 33 of Principal Act.

21.— Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by substituting the following for subsections (2), (3) and (4):

“(2) A designated mortgage credit institution—

(a) may include in the cover assets pool maintained by the institution a mortgage credit asset or substitution asset that is located within one or more category A countries, and

(b) shall not include in the cover assets pool maintained by the institution a mortgage credit asset or substitution asset that is located in one or more category B countries.”,

and

(b) by substituting the following for subsection (6):

“(6) Subject to subsection (7), a designated mortgage credit institution may not include in a cover assets pool a mortgage credit asset if a building related to that mortgage credit asset is being or is to be constructed unless the institution attributes to such mortgage credit asset—

(a) a prudent market value of nil for the purposes of section 32(8) and (15), and

(b) any contractual undertaking referred to in section 32(16) made by the institution.

(7) Subsection (6) shall cease to apply in the case of a building referred to in that subsection immediately upon the building being ready for occupation as a commercial or residential property.”.