Part XXI Mutual Societies
Friendly societies
I1334 The Friendly Societies Commission.
1
The Treasury may by order provide—
a
for any functions of the Friendly Societies Commission to be transferred to the Authority;
b
for any functions of the Friendly Societies Commission which have not been, or are not being, transferred to the Authority to be transferred to the Treasury.
2
If the Treasury consider it appropriate to do so, they may by order provide for the Friendly Societies Commission to cease to exist on a day specified in or determined in accordance with the order.
3
The enactments relating to friendly societies which are mentioned in Part I of Schedule 18 are amended as set out in that Part.
4
Part II of Schedule 18—
a
removes certain restrictions on the ability of incorporated friendly societies to form subsidiaries and control corporate bodies; and
b
makes connected amendments.
335 The Registry of Friendly Societies.
1
The Treasury may by order provide—
a
for any functions of the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, or of an assistant registrar of friendly societies for the central registration area, to be transferred to the Authority;
b
for any of their functions which have not been, or are not being, transferred to the Authority to be transferred to the Treasury.
2
The Treasury may by order provide—
a
for any functions of the central office of the registry of friendly societies to be transferred to the Authority;
b
for any functions of that office which have not been, or are not being, transferred to the Authority to be transferred to the Treasury.
3
The Treasury may by order provide—
a
for any functions of the assistant registrar of friendly societies for Scotland to be transferred to the Authority;
b
for any functions of the assistant registrar which have not been, or are not being, transferred to the Authority to be transferred to the Treasury.
4
If the Treasury consider it appropriate to do so, they may by order provide for—
a
the office of Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies,
b
the office of assistant registrar of friendly societies for the central registration area,
c
the central office, or
d
the office of assistant registrar of friendly societies for Scotland,
to cease to exist on a day specified in or determined in accordance with the order.