Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

12Supplementary provisions as to rules.N.I.

(1)The rules of a registered society or any schedule thereto may specify the form of any instrument necessary for carrying the purposes of the society into effect.

(2)The rules of a registered society may impose reasonable fines on persons who contravene or fail to comply with any of those rules.

(3)Any fine imposed by the rules of a registered society shall be recoverable on the summary conviction of the offender.

(4)Any provision of, or of any instrument made under, this or any other Act requiring or authorising the rules of a registered society to deal with particular matters shall be without prejudice to the power of such a society to make rules with respect to any other matter which are not inconsistent with any such provision or with any other provision of this or any other Act and which are not otherwise unlawful.