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| Long title | An Act to regulate the acceptance of deposits in the course of a business; to confer functions on the Bank of England with respect to the control of institutions carrying on deposit-taking businesses; to give further protection to persons who are depositors with such institutions; to make provision with respect to advertisements inviting the making of deposits; to restrict the use of names and descriptions associated with banks and banking; to prohibit fraudulent inducement to make a deposit; to amend the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the law with respect to instruments to which section 4 of the Cheques Act 1957 applies; to repeal certain enactments relating to banks and banking; and for purposes connected therewith. |
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| Citation | 1979 c. 37 |
| Introduced by | Nigel Lawson |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 4 April 1979 |
| Commencement | 1 October 1979 |
| Repealed | 15 July 1987 |
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| Repealed by | Banking Act 1987 s108(2) |
Status: Repealed | |
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TheBanking Act 1979 (c. 37) was anact of theParliament of the United Kingdom enacted in the wake of thesecondary banking crisis of 1973–1975 to extend theBank of England's regulatory powers over lenders (banks) and to provide protections for their depositors.[1]
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