
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Building Societies (Business Names) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st March 1999.
2 

(1) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Building Societies Act 1986 and “the Schedule” means the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) Where a word or expression is specified in the Schedule, plural and possessive forms of that word or expression shall be taken to be similarly specified.
3 
The words and expressions stated in column (1) of the Schedule are hereby specified as words and expressions for the use of which as or as part of a building society’s business name the approval of the Commission is required by paragraph 10A(2) of Schedule 2 to the Act.
4 
Subject to regulation 5, each Government department or other body stated in column (2) of the Schedule is hereby specified as the relevant body for the purposes of paragraph 10A(4) of Schedule 2 to the Act in relation to the word or expression opposite to it in column (1) of the Schedule.
5 
Where an entry in column (2) of the Schedule names more than one Government department or other body–
(a) in the case of a building society whose principal office is in Scotland, any department or body before whose name the words “(in Scotland)” appear shall be taken to be specified to the exclusion of any other department or body named in the entry;
(b) in the case of a building society whose principal office is in Northern Ireland,
(i) any department or body before whose name the words “(in Northern Ireland)” appear shall be taken to be specified to the exclusion of any other department or body named in the entry; and
(ii) where there is no department or body before whose name the words “(in Northern Ireland)” appear, the department or body named in the entry other than one preceded by the words “(in Scotland)” in the entry shall be taken to be specified to the exclusion of such other department or body named in the entry; and
(c) in the case of a building society whose principal office is in England or Wales, the department or body named in the entry other than one preceded by the words “(in Scotland)” or “(in Northern Ireland)” shall be taken to be specified to the exclusion of any such department or body named in the entry.
In witness whereof the common seal of the Building Societies Commission is hereto fixed, and is authenticated by me, a person authorised under paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the Building Societies Act 1986, on
G.S. Johnson
Secretary to the Commission
18th December 1998.We consent to these Regulations.
Clive Betts
Jim Dowd
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
23rd December 1998
SCHEDULE
Regulations 3 to 5


Column (1) Column (2)
Word or expression Relevant body
Abortion Department of Health
Apothecary Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London or Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Association
Assurance
Assurer
Authority
Benevolent
Board
British
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce, Training and Enterprise
Chamber of Industry
Chamber of Trade
CharitableCharity The Charity Commission or (in Scotland) the Scottish Office Home Department or (in Northern Ireland) the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland
Charter
Chartered
Contact Lens General Optical Council
Co-operative
Council
DentalDentistry General Dental Council
District Nurse The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursery, Midwifery and Health Visiting or the National Boards for Nursery, Midwifery and Health Visiting
Duke The Home Office or (in Scotland) the Scottish Office Home Department
England
English
European
Federation
Friendly Society
Foundation
Fund
Giro
Great Britain
Group
Health CentreHealth Service Department of Health
Health Visitor The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursery, Midwifery and Health Visiting or the National Boards for Nursery, Midwifery and Health Visiting
Her MajestyHis Majesty The Home Office or (in Scotland) the Scottish Office Home Department
Holding
Industrial and Provident Society
Institute
Institution
Insurance
Insurer
International
Ireland
Irish
King The Home Office or (in Scotland) the Scottish Office Home Department
MidwifeMidwifery The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursery, Midwifery and Health Visiting or the National Boards for Nursery, Midwifery and Health Visiting
National
Northern Ireland
Northern Irish
NurseNursing The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursery, Midwifery and Health Visiting or the National Boards for Nursery, Midwifery and Health Visiting
Patent
Patentee
Police The Home Office or (in Scotland) the Scottish Office Home Department
Polytechnic The Department for Education and Employment or (in Scotland) the Scottish Office Education and Industry Department or (in Northern Ireland) the Department of Education for Northern Ireland
Post Office
Pregnancy Termination The Department of Health
PrincePrincessQueen The Home Office or (in Scotland) the Scottish Office Home Department
Reassurance
Reassurer
Register
Registered
Reinsurance
Reinsurer
RoyalRoyaleRoyalty The Home Office or (in Scotland) the Scottish Office Home Department
School The Department for Education and Employment or (in Scotland) the Scottish Office Education and Industry Department or (in Northern Ireland) the Department of Education for Northern Ireland
Scotland
Scottish
Society
Stock Exchange
Trade Union
Trust
United Kingdom
University The Privy Council
Wales
Welsh
Windsor The Home Office or (in Scotland) the Scottish Office Home Department