The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2011/245
Year2011
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
  • (1) In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires—
    • the Act” means the Banking Act 2009;
    • administrator” has the meaning set out in regulation 4;
    • Authorities” means the Bank of England, the Treasury and the FSA;
    • business day” has the meaning set out in section 251 of the Insolvency Act;
    • client” means a person for whom the investment bank has undertaken to receive or hold client assets (whether or not on trust and whether or not that undertaking has been complied with) ;
    • contributory” has the meaning set out in section 79 of the Insolvency Act ;
    • court” means—
      • (a) in England and Wales, the High Court,
      • (b) in Scotland, the Court of Session, and
      • (c) in Northern Ireland, the High Court;
    • deposit-taking bank” means an investment bank to which the definition set out either in section 2 or in section 91 of the Act applies;
    • the Disqualification Act” means the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 ;
    • enactment” includes—
      • (a) an enactment comprised in or in an instrument made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
      • (b) Acts and Measures of the National Assembly for Wales and instruments made such an Act or Measure;
      • (c) Northern Ireland legislation;
      and any EU Instrument (as defined in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the European Communities Act 1972 ) ;
    • fair” is to be construed in accordance with section 93(8) of the Act;
    • FSA” means the Financial Services Authority;
    • FSCS” means the scheme manager of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (established under Part 15 of FSMA) ;
    • FSMA” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ;
    • the Insolvency Act” means the Insolvency Act 1986 ;
    • insolvency rules” means rules made under section 411 of the Insolvency Act as applied and modified by regulation 15;
    • market charge” means a charge to which Part 7 of the Companies Act 1989 applies as a result of the operation of section 173 of that Act ;
    • market contract” means a contract to which Part 7 of the Companies Act 1989 applies as a result of the operation of section 155 of that Act ;
    • market infrastructure body” means a recognised clearing house, recognised investment exchange, recognised overseas clearing house or recognised overseas investment exchange in relation to which the investment bank is a counterparty in a market contract or to a market charge or is a member or participant;
    • Objective 1”, “Objective 2” and “Objective 3” have the meanings set out in regulation 10;
    • prescribed” means prescribed by insolvency rules;
    • recognised clearing house” has the meaning set out in section 285 of FSMA;
    • recognised investment exchange” has the meaning set out in section 285 of FSMA;
    • recognised overseas clearing house” means an overseas person in respect of whom the FSA has made a recognition order under section 292 of FSMA declaring them to be a recognised clearing house;
    • recognised overseas investment exchange” means an overseas person in respect of whom the FSA has made a recognition order under section 292 of FSMA declaring them to be a recognised investment exchange;
    • Schedule B1” means Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act ;
    • Schedule B1 administration” means the administration procedure set out in Schedule B1;
    • securities” means financial instruments as defined in regulation 3 of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No.2) Regulations 2003 ;
    • security interest” means any legal or equitable interest or any other right in security (other than a title transfer financial collateral arrangement) created or otherwise arising by way of security including—
      • (a) a pledge,
      • (b) a mortgage,
      • (c) a fixed charge,
      • (d) a charge created as a floating charge, or
      • (e) a lien;
    • special administration” has the meaning set out in regulation 3;
    • special administration (bank insolvency) ” has the meaning set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1;
    • special administration (bank administration) ” has the meaning set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2;
    • special administration objectives” has the meaning set out in regulation 10;
    • special administration order” has the meaning set out in regulation 4;
    • statement of proposals” means the statement of proposals drawn up by the administrator in accordance with—
      • (a) paragraph 49 of Schedule B1 (as applied by regulation 15) ;
      • (b) where the FSA has given a direction, regulation 17; or
      • (c) in relation to Schedule 2, paragraph 7 of that schedule; and
    • title transfer financial collateral arrangement” has the meaning set out in regulation 3 of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No.2) Regulations 2003.
    (2) In the definition of “security interest”, in sub-paragraph (c) , in its application to Scotland, “fixed charge” means a fixed security within the meaning given by section 47(1) of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 .

    To continue reading

    Request your trial

    VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT