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Friendly Societies Act 1896

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18Establishment of new branches

(1)There shall be sent under the hand of the secretary of a registered society to the registrar—

(a)notice of the establishment of every new branch of the society; and

(b)notice of the place where the registered office of the branch is situate ; and

(c)if the branch is to have trustees or officers authorised to sue and be sued "on its behalf other than the trustees or officers authorised to sue and be sued on behalf of the society, a list of the names of such trustees or officers ; and

(d)a statement whether or not the rules of the branch are identical with those of the other branches of the society, and, if not so, a copy of the rules of the branch.

(2)Where the rules of the new branch are not identical with those of the other branches of the society, the society shall not be entitled to any of the privileges of this Act in respect of that branch until that branch has been registered in the part of the United Kingdom in which the registered office of the branch is to be situate.

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