HC Deb 09 February 2000 vol 344 c336

8.—(1) A certificate under this paragraph is one given by the relevant authority and certifying that, taking the proposed transfer into account, the transferee possesses, or will possess before the scheme takes effect, adequate financial resources.

(2) "Relevant authority" means—

  1. (a) if the transferee is a person with a Part IV permission or with permission under Schedule j04188.s, the Authority;
  2. (b) if the transferee is an EEA firm falling within paragraph 5(b) of Schedule j05036.s, its home state regulator;
  3. (c) if the transferee does not fall within paragraph (a) or (b), the authority responsible for the supervision of the transferee's business in the place in which the transferee has its head office.

(3) In sub-paragraph (2), any reference to a transferee of a particular description of person includes a reference to a transferee who will be of that description if the proposed banking business transfer scheme takes effect.