Friendly Societies Act 1896

  1. Introductory Text

  2. THE REGISTRY OFFICE

    1. 1.The registry office

    2. 2.Functions of the central office

    3. 3.Functions of assistant registrars generally

    4. 4.Functions of assistant registrars for Scotland and Ireland

    5. 5.Salaries and expenses

    6. 6.Report of the chief registrar

    7. 7.Deposit of documents

  3. REGISTRY OF SOCIETIES

    1. 8.Societies which may be registered

    2. 9.Conditions of registration

    3. 10.Name of society

    4. 11.Acknowledgment of registry

    5. 12.Appeals from refusal to register

    6. 13.Registry of amendments of rules

    7. 14.Registry of societies carrying on business in more than one part of the United Kingdom

    8. 15.Registry of dividing societies

    9. 16.Registry of societies assuring annuities

  4. SOCIETIES WITH BRANCHES

    1. 17.Registry of societies with branches

    2. 18.Establishment of new branches

    3. 19.Application of previous provisions to branches

    4. 20.Requisites for registry of branches as societies

    5. 21.Name of seceding or expelled branch

    6. 22.Contributions from one society to another

  5. CONSEQUENCES OF REGISTRY

    1. 23.Subscriptions not recoverable at law

    2. 24.Registered office

    3. 25.Appointment of trustees

    4. 26.Audit

    5. 27.Annual returns

    6. 28.Quinquennial valuation

    7. 29.Copy of last balance sheet

    8. 30.Public auditors and valuers

    9. 31.Registered cattle insurance and other societies

  6. PRIVILEGES OF REGISTERED SOCIETIES

    1. 32.Exception of societies from corresponding Societies Acts, &c

    2. 33.Exemptions from stamp duty

    3. 34.Transfer of stock standing in name of trustee

    4. 35.Priority on death, bankruptcy, &c. of officer

    5. 36.Membership of minors

    6. 37.Subscriptions to hospitals

  7. RIGHTS OF MEMBERS

    1. 38.Right to supply of copies of the rules

    2. 39.Right to supply of copies of annual return

    3. 40.Inspection of books by members

    4. 41.Limitation of benefits

    5. 42.Accumulation of surplus of contributions

    6. 43.Militiamen and volunteers

  8. PROPERTY, FUNDS, AND INVESTMENTS

    1. 44.Investment of funds

    2. 45.Loans to assured members

    3. 46.Loans out of separate loan fund

    4. 47.Holding of land

    5. 48.Copyholds

    6. 49.Vesting of property

    7. 50.Devolution on death

    8. 51.Description in legal proceedings

    9. 52.Investments with the National Debt Commissioners

    10. 53.Discharge of mortgages by receipt endorsed

  9. OFFICERS IN RECEIPT OR CHARGE OF MONEY

    1. 54.Security by officers

    2. 55.Accounts of officers

  10. PAYMENTS ON DEATH GENERALLY

    1. 56.Power of member to dispose of sums payable on his death by nomination

    2. 57.Proceedings on death of a nominator

    3. 58.Intestacy

    4. 59.Estate duty to be paid when the whole estate exceeds one hundred pounds

    5. 60.Validity of payments

    6. 61.Certificates of death

  11. PAYMENTS ON DEATH OF CHILDREN

    1. 62.Limitation of amount payable

    2. 63.Person to whom payment may be made

    3. 64.Particulars of certificates

    4. 65.Cases in which certificates may be given

    5. 66.Inquiries by societies

    6. 67.Saving as to insurable interests, &c

  12. DISPUTES

    1. 68.Decision of disputes

  13. CHANGE OF NAME, AMALGAMATION, AND CONVERSION OF SOCIETIES

    1. 69.Power to change name

    2. 70.Amalgamation and transfer of engagements

    3. 71.Conversion of society into company

    4. 72.Saving for right of creditors

    5. 73.Conversion of society into branch

    6. 74.Meaning of special resolution

    7. 75.Registration of special resolutions

  14. INSPECTION : CANCELLING AND SUSPENSION OF REGISTRY : DISSOLUTION.

    1. 76.Inspectors and special meetings

    2. 77.Cancelling and suspension of registry

    3. 78.Dissolution of societies

    4. 79.Instrument of dissolution

    5. 80.Dissolution by award

    6. 81.Advertisement of notices

    7. 82.Dissolution of societies having branches

    8. 83.Notice of proceedings or order to set aside dissolution

  15. OFFENCES, PENALTIES, AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    1. 84.Offences

    2. 85.Offences by societies to be also offences by officers, &c

    3. 86.Continuing offences

    4. 87.Punishment of fraud, false declarations, and misappropriations

    5. 88.Fine for falsification

    6. 89.Fine for ordinary offences

    7. 90.Special offences in the case of friendly societies

    8. 91.Recovery of fines

    9. 92.Jurisdiction of court of summary jurisdiction

    10. 93.Appeals

    11. 94.Legal proceedings

  16. FEES : FORMS : REGULATIONS : EVIDENCE

    1. 95.Remuneration of county court officers

    2. 96.Fees

    3. 97.Fees payable to registrar of "births and deaths

    4. 98.Forms

    5. 99.Regulations for carrying out Act

    6. 100.Evidence of documents

  17. APPLICATION OF ACT

    1. 101.Application to existing societies

    2. 102.Application to Scotland

    3. 103.Application to the Isle of Man

    4. 104.Application to Channel Islands

    5. 105.Payment to representatives in Channel Islands and Isle of Man

  18. SUPPLEMENTAL

    1. 106.Definitions

    2. 107.Repeal

    3. 108.Commencement and extent of Act

    4. 109.Short title

  19. SCHEDULES.

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Matters to be provided for by the Rules of Societies registered under this act

      1. 1.The name and place of office of the society.

      2. 2.The whole of the objects for which the society is...

      3. 3.The mode of holding meetings and right of voting, and...

      4. 4.The appointment and removal of a committee of management (by-whatever...

      5. 5.The investment of the funds, the keeping of the accounts,...

      6. 6.Annual returns to the registrar of the receipts, funds, effects,...

      7. 7.The inspection of the books of the society by every...

      8. 8.The manner in which disputes shall be settled.

      9. 9.In case of dividing societies, a provision for meeting all...

      10. 10.The keeping separate accounts of all moneys received or paid...

      11. 11.(Except as to cattle insurance societies) a valuation once at...

      12. 12.The voluntary dissolution of the society by consent in a...

      13. 13.The right of one fifth of the total number of...

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Forms

      1. PART I

      2. PART II

      3. PART III Form of Bond

    3. THIRD SCHEDULE