Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 2543 (C.51)

The Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Commencement No. 8) Order 1994

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1994 No. 2543 (C.51)

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES

The Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Commencement No. 8) Order 1994

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 126(2) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992^[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and interpretation
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Commencement No. 8) Order 1994.

    (2)  In this Order—

"the 1923 Act" means the Industrial Assurance Act 1923^[2];


"the 1979 Order" means the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979^[3];


"the 1992 Act" means the Friendly Societies Act 1992;

Days appointed
    2.—(1)  Section 31 of the 1992 Act shall come into force on 1st November 1994 in relation to the carrying on of any insurance business or non-insurance business by a registered friendly society (other than a registered society to which article 2(2), 2(3) or 2(4) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993^[4] applies) which does not duly apply to the Commission before 1st November 1994 under section 32 or 33 of the 1992 Act for authorisation to carry on or to continue to carry on any class or part of a class of insurance business or any description of non-insurance business.

    (2)  Section 31 of the 1992 Act shall come into force on 1st April 1995 for all remaining purposes.

    (3)  The following provisions of the 1992 Act shall come into force on 1st November 1994:
 (a) section 120(2), to the extent necessary to bring into force the provisions of Parts I and II of Schedule 22 to the 1992 Act specified in the following sub-paragraphs;
 (b) in Part I of Schedule 22 the repeal of:
 (i) that part of section 2(1) of the 1923 Act which has not already been brought into force^[5]; and
 (ii) section 2(2) of the 1923 Act; and
 (c) in Part II of Schedule 22, the repeal of:
 (i) that part of article 4(1) of the 1979 Order which has not already been brought into force^[6]; and
 (ii) article 4(3) of the 1979 Order.

Derek Conway

Tim Wood

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

28th September 1994

Article 2 of this Order brings into force section 31 of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 in relation to registered friendly societies conducting insurance business or non-insurance business, other than societies to which that section already applies. Section 31 was brought into force, by articles 2(2), 2(3) and 2(4) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993, in relation to societies whose income exceeds £3,000.00 or which are deemed to be authorised under the 1992 Act by section 32(7) of the Act. In relation to those societies which do not apply for authorisation by 1st November 1994, section 31 comes into force on that date. In relation to those societies which do apply for authorisation by 1st November 1994, section 31 comes into force on 1st April 1995.

Article 2 also brings into force the repeal of the definitions of Industrial Assurance Commissioner in the Industrial Assurance Act 1923 and the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.

Provisions	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 1 to 4, Schedule 1, sections 116 to 119, sections 121 to 123 and section 126.	8.6.92	1992/1325
Section 84, section 120 (partially) and Schedule 21 (partially).	1.1.93	1992/3117
Sections 27 to 30 (partially), sections 31 to 43 (partially), sections 44 to 57 (partially), sections 58 to 61, sections 62 to 67 (partially), sections 68 to 79 (partially), sections 80 to 83 (except section 82(5)), section 95 (partially), section 100 (partially), section 114, section 120(2)(partially), Schedules 11 to 13 (partially), Schedule 14 (except paragraph 7)(partially), Schedule 16 (partially), Schedule 19 (partially) and Schedule 22 (partially).	13.1.93	1993/16
Sections 5 to 26, subsections (1) to (4) of section 93, section 94, section 95 (partially), section 98 (partially), section 99, section 100 (partially), sections 101 to 113, section 115, section 120 (partially), section 125, Schedule 2, Schedule 3 (except paragraph 9(2)), Schedules 4 to 10, Schedule 16 (partially), Schedule 18 (partially), Schedule 19 (partially), Schedule 20, Schedule 21 (partially) and Schedule 22 (partially).	3.2.93	1993/16
Section 120(2)(partially) and Schedule 22 (partially).	3.2.93	1993/197
Sections 51 to 54 and section 56, section 57, sections 62 to 64, sections 65 to 67, section 98 (partially), section 100 (partially), Schedule 16 (partially), Schedule 18 (partially), Schedule 19 (partially) and Schedule 22 (partially)	28.4.93	1993/1186
Sections 27 to 30 (partially), sections 32 (partially), sections 33 to 43, section 44 (partially), section 45, section 46 (partially), section 48 (partially), section 49 (partially), section 50, section 70 (partially), section 71 (partially), section 72 (partially), sections 85 to 92, section 95 (partially), section 100 (partially), section 120 (partially), Schedules 11 and 12 (partially), Schedule 13, Schedule 14 (partially), Schedule 15, Schedule 16 (partially), Schedule 19 (partially) and Schedule 22 (partially).	13.9.93	1993/2213
Sections 27 to 30, section 32 (partially), section 44, sections 46 to 49, section 55, sections 68 to 79 (partially), section 93 (partially), section 95 (partially), section 98 (partially), section 100 (partially), section 120 (partially), Schedules 11 and 12, Schedule 14, Schedule 16 (partially), Schedule 18 (partially), Schedule 19 (partially) and Schedule 22 (partially).	1.1.94	1993/2213
Section 82 (partially), section 95 (partially), section 96, section 98 (partially), section 100 (partially), section 120 (partially), section 124, Schedule 16 (partially), Schedule 18 (partially), Schedule 19 (partially), Schedule 21 (partially) and Schedule 22 (partially).	1.1.94	1993/3226

[1] 1992 c. 40. back

[2] 13 and 14 Geo.c.8. back

[3] S.I. 1979/1574 (N.I.13). back

[4] S.I. 1993/2213 (C.43). back

[5] The provision in Part I of Schedule 22 repealing section 2 of the Industrial Assurance Act 1923 was commenced in part by Schedule 3 to S.I. 1993/16 (C.1). back

[6] The provision in Part II of Schedule 22 repealing article 4(1) of the Industrial Assurance (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 was commenced in part by S.I. 1993/3226 (C.65). back