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Friendly Societies Act 1971 (c.66)

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Friendly Societies Act 1971

1971 CHAPTER 66

An Act to amend the law relating to societies and branches registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1896, to make other amendments to facilitate the consolidation of the Friendly Societies Acts 1896 to 1968, and for purposes connected therewith.

[27th July 1971]

1—10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

F1Ss. 1—10, 11(1) –(4), 12—14, 15(1) –(3)(6), Schs. 1—3 repealed by Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), Sch. 11

11

(1)—(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(5)In subsection (7) of section 3 of the M1 Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968 (failure by member of committee of registered society to comply with provisions of that section as to revenue accounts and balance sheets) the words “under the appropriate registration Act”shall be omitted and at the end of the subsection there shall be added the words “and a person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £400”.

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

F1Ss. 1—10, 11(1) –(4), 12—14, 15(1) –(3)(6), Schs. 1—3 repealed by Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), Sch. 11

F2S. 11(6) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), Sch. 1 Pt XVII

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1The text of S. 11(5) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M11968 C.55

12—14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

F1Ss. 1—10, 11(1) –(4), 12—14, 15(1) –(3)(6), Schs. 1—3 repealed by Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), Sch. 11

15 †Citation, construction, extent and commencement

(1)—(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(4)Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide that all or any of the provisions of this Act shall extend—

(a)to any of the Channel Islands,

(b)to the Isle of Man,

with such exceptions, adaptations and modifications (if any) as may be specified in the Order.

(5)An Order in Council made under subsection (4) above may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order in Council so made, and any Order in Council revoking an Order in Council under subsection (4) above may contain such transitional or other incidental or supplemental provisions as appear to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient in consequence of the revocation.

(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

F1Ss. 1—10, 11(1) –(4), 12—14, 15(1) –(3)(6), Schs. 1—3 repealed by Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), Sch. 11

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Unreliable marginal note.