Building Societies Act, 1989

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Number 17 of 1989

BUILDING SOCIETIES ACT, 1989

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title and commencement.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Regulations, directions, etc.
4.	Regulations to remove difficulties.
5.	Modification of Act to conform with changes in company and banking law.
6.	Repeals and consequential provisions.
7.	Service of notices.
8.	Expenses.

PART II

Formation and Authorisation of Building Societies

9.	Objects and general powers of a building society.
10.	Formation, registration and incorporation.
11.	Supplemental provisions relating to memorandum and rules.
12.	Acts of a society.
13.	Registered name.
14.	Alteration of memorandum and rules.
15.	Chief office of society.
16.	Membership and liability of members.
17.	Authorisation to raise funds.

PART III

Powers of a Building Society

18.	Power to raise funds and borrow money.
19.	Death of shareholder or depositor.
20.	Premises.
21.	Holding and developing land.
22.	Housing loans.
23.	Other loans.
24.	Tiered interest rates.
25.	Assessment of security for loans.
26.	Sale or retention of mortgaged property.
27.	Discharge of mortgage.
28.	Investment in and support of bodies corporate, etc.
29.	Financial services.
30.	Bonds and sureties.
31.	Conveyancing services.
32.	Auctioneering services and other services relating to land.
33.	Power to operate outside the State.
34.	Power to hedge.
35.	Prohibition on linking services.
36.	Exercise of powers.

PART IV

Control and Supervision of Building Societies by Central Bank

PART V

Management of Building Societies

48.	Directors.
49.	Chief executive and secretary.
50.	Directors: Appointment and retirement.
51.	Directors: Supplementary provisions as to elections, etc.
52.	Connected persons.
53.	Disclosure by directors of interests in contracts.
54.	Contracts of employment of directors.
55.	Inspection of directors' service contracts.
56.	Substantial property transactions involving directors and connected persons.
57.	Restrictions on loans etc. to directors and connected persons.
58.	Sanctions for breach of section 57.
59.	Records of loans etc. falling within section 57.
60.	Record and disclosure of certain business.
61.	Particulars of directors' salaries etc. to be given in accounts.
62.	Prohibition of tax-free payments.
63.	Directors' names on business letters.
64.	Disqualification of certain persons from acting as directors or auditors of or managing building societies.
65.	Register of members.
66.	Register of directors, etc.

PART VI

Meetings, Resolutions, Voting, etc.

67.	Annual general meeting.
68.	Notice of meetings.
69.	Members' entitlement to vote on resolutions.
70.	Special resolutions.
71.	Conversion resolutions.
72.	Proxies.
73.	Right to demand a poll.
74.	Members' right to propose and circulate resolutions.
75.	Postal ballots.

PART VII

Accounts and Audit

76.	Accounting records, systems of business control and keeping of title deeds.
77.	Annual accounts.
78.	Directors' report.
79.	Summary financial statement.
80.	Display of statement.
81.	Signing of balance sheet.
82.	Documents to be laid before annual general meeting.
83.	Appointment and removal of auditors.
84.	Resolutions relating to appointment and removal of auditors.
85.	Resignation of auditors.
86.	Requisitioning of general meeting of society by resigning auditor.
87.	Qualifications for appointment as auditor.
88.	Auditors' report, right of access to books and to attend general meeting.
89.	Duties of auditor.
90.	Penalty for false statements to auditors.

PART VIII

Disputes and Complaints

91.	Settlement of disputes.
92.	Investigation of complaints.

PART IX

Savings Protection

93.	Deposit at Central Bank.
94.	Protection of shareholders' and depositors' funds.

PART X

Amalgamations and Transfers of Engagements

95.	Amalgamation of societies.
96.	Transfer of engagements.
97.	Statement for members relating to proposed amalgamation or transfer of engagements.
98.	Confirmation of amalgamation or transfer.
99.	Compensation for loss of office and bonuses to members.

PART XI

Conversion to Public Limited Company

100.	Interpretation of this Part.
101.	Conversion of a society to a public limited company.
102.	Protective provisions.
103.	Conversion statement.
104.	Confirmation and registration of conversion scheme by Central Bank.
105.	Petition to High Court against conversion scheme.
106.	Registration of society as a company.
107.	Consequential provisions on conversion of society.
108.	Conversion regulations.

PART XII

Winding up, etc.

109.	Winding up.
110.	Cancellation of registration.
111.	Liability of officers of society to penalty where proper accounting records not kept.
112.	Personal liability of officers of society where proper accounting records not kept.

PART XIII

Miscellaneous

113.	Financial year of a society.
114.	Liability of officer.
115.	Court's power to grant relief to an officer of a society.
116.	Provisions as to evidence.
117.	Form of registers, records, etc.
118.	Exemption from stamp duty.
119.	Offences.
120.	Furnishing false information, etc.
121.	Judgments against a society.
122.	Public file of a society.
123.	Subsidy by Minister in respect of interest on housing loans made by a society.
124.	Savings and transitional provisions.
125.	Transfer of functions to Central Bank.
126.	Amendments to the Bankers' Books Evidence Acts, 1879 and 1959, and the Bills of Exchange Act, 1882.
127.	Recognition of building society accounts.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

SECOND SCHEDULE

Provisions applicable as respects the memorandum and rules

THIRD SCHEDULE

Supplementary provisions in relation to authorisation

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Supplementary provisions in relation to revocation of an authorisation

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Supplementary provisions in relation to a direction by the Central Bank under Section 40

Acts Referred to
Age of Majority Act, 1985	1985, No. 2
Arbitration Act, 1954	1954, No. 26
Arbitration Act, 1980	1980, No. 7
Auctioneers and House Agents Act, 1947	1947, No. 10
Auctioneers and House Agents Act, 1967	1967, No. 9
Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1879	42 & 43 Vict., c. 11
Bankers' Books Evidence (Amendment) Act, 1959	1959, No. 21
Bills of Exchange Act, 1882	45 & 46 Vict., c. 61
Building Societies Act, 1976	1976, No. 38
Building Societies (Amendment) Act, 1980	1980, No. 31
Building Societies (Amendment) Act, 1983	1983, No. 25
Building Societies (Amendment) Act, 1986	1986, No. 36
Central Bank Act, 1942	1942, No. 22
Central Bank Act, 1971	1971, No. 24
Companies Act, 1963	1963, No. 33
Conveyancing Act, 1881	44 & 45 Vict., c. 41
Currency Act, 1927	1927, No. 32
European Communities Act, 1972	1972, No. 27
Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979	1979, No. 27
Housing Act, 1988	1988, No. 28
Industrial Credit Act, 1933	1933, No. 25
Land Act, 1984	1984, No. 24
Petty Sessions Ireland Act, 1851	14 & 15 Vict., c. 93
Registration of Title Act, 1964	1964, No. 16
Registry of Deeds Act, 1707	6 Anne, c.2
Registry of Deeds (Ireland) Act, 1832	2 & 3 Will. 4. c.87
Solicitors Act, 1954	1954, No. 36
Succession Act, 1965	1965, No. 27

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Number 17 of 1989

BUILDING SOCIETIES ACT, 1989

AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISION WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING SOCIETIES AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [12th July, 1989]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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