Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008

United Kingdom legislation
Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision for, and in connection with, using money from dormant bank and building society accounts for social or environmental purposes.
Citation2008 c. 31
Introduced byLord Davies of Oldham, Angela Eagle[2]
Territorial extent England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.[3]
Dates
Royal assent26 November 2008
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c. 31) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It authorises the distribution, by the Big Lottery Fund, of assets from cash accounts that have been inactive for fifteen years.

Commencement

Parts 1 and 2 came into force on 12 March 2009.[4] Part 3 came into force on 26 November 2008.[5]

See also

  • iconBanks portal
  • iconMoney portal
  • Building Societies Act

References

  • Halsbury's Statutes,
  1. ^ The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 32 of this act.
  2. ^ "Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] 2007-08 — UK Parliament". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. ^ The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008, section 30
  4. ^ The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008, section 31; the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/490 (C.33), article 2.
  5. ^ The Interpretation Act 1978, section 4(b).
  • The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008, as amended from the National Archives.
  • The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
  • Explanatory notes to the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008.
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