Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008

The Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c. 31) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It authorises the distribution, by the Big Lottery Fund, of assets from cash accounts that have been inactive for fifteen years.

Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008^[1]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, using money from dormant bank and building society accounts for social or environmental purposes.
Citation	2008 c. 31
Introduced by	Lord Davies of Oldham, Angela Eagle[2]
Territorial extent	England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.[3]
Dates
Royal assent	26 November 2008
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Commencement

Parts 1 and 2 came into force on 12 March 2009.^[4] Part 3 came into force on 26 November 2008.^[5]

See also

• Banks portal
• Money portal

• Building Societies Act