http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/40/section/76Friendly Societies Act 1992An Act to make further provision for friendly societies; to provide for the cessation of registration under the Friendly Societies Act 1974; to make provision about disputes involving friendly societies or other bodies registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1974 and about the functions of the Chief Registrar of friendly societies; and for connected purposes.1992-03-16texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2020-12-31 Friendly Societies Act 1992FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT 1992Blanket amendmentThe Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011art. 3 6art. 3(2)art. 3(3) 4(2) 6(4)(5)art. 2Friendly Societies Act 1992FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT 1992Blanket AmendmentConstitutional Reform Act 2005Sch. 11 para. 5s. 148(1)art. 2(d) Part VI761The annual accounts of a friendly society or a registered branch shall be approved by the committee of management.2The accounts so approved shall be signed by the secretary of the society or branch; and the signature shall be on the balance sheet.3Every copy of the balance sheet which is laid before the society or branch in general meeting, or is otherwise circulated, published or issued, shall state the name of the secretary of the society or branch.4The copy of the balance sheet of a friendly society or a registered branch which is sent ... under section 78 below shall be signed by the secretary of the society or branch.5If annual accounts of a society or branch are approved which do not comply with the requirements of this Act, every member of the committee of management who is party to their approval and who knows that they do not comply or is reckless as to whether they comply is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.For this purpose every member of the committee at the time the accounts are approved shall be taken to be a party to their approval unless he shows that he took all reasonable steps to prevent their being approved.6If a copy of the balance sheet of a society or branch—ais laid before the society or branch, or otherwise circulated, published or issued, without the balance sheet having been signed as required by this section or without the required statement of the signatory’s name being included; orbis sent ... without being signed as required by this section,the society or branch and every officer of it who is in default is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.S. 76 wholly in force; s. 76 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 126(2); s. 76 in force for certain purposes at 13.1.1993 by S.I. 1993/16, art. 2, Sch. 1; s. 76 in force for all remaining purposes at 1.1.1994 by S.I. 1993/2213, art. 2(1), Sch. 5Words in s. 76 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/496), art. 1(1), Sch. 9 para. 30 (with Sch. 12)