Building Societies Act, 1989
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PART III Powers of a Building Society | ||
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Power to raise funds and borrow money. |
18.—(1) Subject to section 17 , a building society may raise funds including, with the approval of the Central Bank, funds in a currency other than the currency of the State, to be used for the objects of the society— | |
(a) by the issue of shares of one or more than one denomination, either with or without accumulating interest, and may repay such funds, and | ||
(b) by borrowing money and accordingly receiving deposits from any person. | ||
(2) A repayment of funds under subsection (1) (a) may not be made to a shareholder (other than at his request) between the date on which he has indicated his intention to propose a resolution or a special resolution or to support a nomination at a meeting of the society and the date of the meeting. | ||
(3) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a society's aggregate liabilities under subsection (1) (b) shall not at any time exceed its aggregate liabilities under subsection (1) (a). | ||
(b) Where, in the circumstances of a society, the Central Bank considers it expedient to do so, it may grant to the society a dispensation from paragraph (a), to such extent and on such terms as it thinks proper. | ||
(4) A society shall not issue shares under subsection (1) (a) to which voting rights do not attach. | ||
(5) A society may give security for money borrowed, including (subject to any regulations under subsection (6), the approval of the Central Bank and the terms of the mortgage) the security of mortgages held by the society. | ||
(6) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and after consultation with the Central Bank, make regulations in relation to the transfer, sale or assignment of mortgages held by a society. | ||
(7) If a society contravenes subsection (3) the powers conferred on the Central Bank by section 40 shall become exercisable in relation to the society but exceeding the limit shall not affect the validity of transactions effected in excess of it. | ||
(8) A society shall notify the Central Bank of all loans received by it from other societies in such a manner as may be specified by the Bank. |