Modified application of sections 50 to 52 and 59 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965

4.  For articles 13 to 16 substitute—

“Modified application of section 111 of the 2014 Act

13.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where, in relation to a relevant society which is in administration, the administrator’s proposals under paragraph 49 or a revision to proposals under paragraph 54 include relevant provision.

(2) Section 111 of the 2014 Act (special resolutions under section 109 or 110) has effect as if—

(a)it provided that—

(i)the second meeting referred to in subsection (2) is to be treated as having been summoned by the administrator for consideration of the proposals or the revision under paragraph 53 or 54;

(ii)where that meeting confirms the resolution passed in relation to the relevant provision at the first meeting referred to in subsection (2), the relevant provision is to be treated as approved by the members of the society for the purposes of paragraph 53(1) or 54(5);

(b)in subsection (5) for the words from “Within 14 days” to “a copy of it” there were substituted “The society must send the FCA a copy of the special resolution that is”; and

(c)subsection (8) were omitted.

(3) In this article—

(a)a reference to a numbered paragraph, except the reference to paragraph (2) of this article, is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986(1) as applied in relation to a relevant society by this Order; and

(b)“relevant provision” means provision for amalgamation in pursuance of section 109 of the 2014 Act (amalgamation of societies) or for a transfer of engagements in pursuance of section 110 of that Act (transfer of engagements between societies).

Modified application of section 113 of the 2014 Act

14.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where, in relation to a relevant society which is in administration, the administrator’s proposals under paragraph 49 or a revision to proposals under paragraph 54 include relevant provision.

(2) Section 113 of the 2014 Act (special resolutions under section 112) has effect as if—

(a)it provided that—

(i)the second meeting referred to in subsection (2) is to be treated as having been summoned by the administrator for consideration of the proposals or the revision under paragraph 53 or 54;

(ii)where that meeting confirms the resolution passed in relation to the relevant provision at the first meeting referred to in subsection (2), the relevant provision is to be treated as approved by the members of the society for the purposes of paragraph 53(1) or 54(5);

(b)in subsection (5) the words from “Within 14 days from the day of the second meeting,” were omitted; and

(c)subsection (8) were omitted.

(3) In this article—

(a)a reference to a numbered paragraph, except the reference to paragraph (2) of this article, is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 as applied in relation to a relevant society by this Order; and

(b)“relevant provision” means provision in pursuance of section 112 of the 2014 Act (conversion of society into a company, amalgamation with a company etc) for conversion into a company, amalgamation with a company or a transfer of engagements to a company.

Modified application of section 126 of the 2014 Act

15.  Section 126 of the 2014 Act (dissolution etc to occur only after society’s property dealt with) has effect in relation to a relevant society which is in administration as if in subsection (3) the reference to the liquidator included a reference to the administrator.”.