SCHEDULES
C1SCHEDULE 11 Friendly Societies
Part III Registrar’s Powers in Relation to Regulated Friendly Societies
Exercise of powers under enactments relating to friendly societies
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If it appears to F1the Commission that a regulated friendly society which is an authorised person by virtue of section 23 F2. . .of this Act—
a
has contravened any provision of—
i
this Act or any rules or regulations made under it;
ii
any requirement imposed under paragraph 24 above;
iii
the rules of a recognised self-regulating organisation for friendly societies in relation to which it is a member society; or
b
in purported compliance with any such provision has furnished false, inaccurate or misleading information,
F3the Commission may exercise any of the powers mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below in relation to that society.
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The powers mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above are—
a
in relation to a registered friendly society, those under subsection (1) of section 87 (inspection and winding up of registered friendly societies) and subsections (1) and (2) of section 91 (cancellation and suspension of registration) of the Friendly Societies Act 1974;
b
in relation to an incorporated friendly society, those under section 22 (winding up by court: grounds and petitioners) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992; and
c
in relation to a registered friendly society or an incorporated friendly society, those under the following provisions of the Friendly Societies Act 1992, namely, section 36 (imposition of conditions on current authorisation), section 39 (power to direct application for fresh authorisation), section 40 (withdrawal of authorisation in respect of new business), section 51 (power to forbid acceptance of new members), section 52 (application to court), section 62 (power to obtain information and documents etc.), section 65 (investigations on behalf of Commission) and section 66 (inspections and special meetings: general),
and the sections referred to above shall apply in relation to the exercise of those powers by virtue of this paragraph as they apply in relation to their exercise in the circumstances mentioned in those sections
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Sch. 11 amended (1.2.1993 for specified purposes and 1.1.1994 for all remaining purposes) by Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40) s. 98, Sch. 18 Pt. II para. 10; S.I. 1993/16, art. 2, Sch.4; S.I. 1993/2213, art. 2(1), Sch.5.