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The Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993

Friendly societies

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2015-02-26

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES

This Order brings into force the provisions of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 listed in Schedules 1 and 2 on 13th January 1993 and brings into force the provisions listed in Schedules 3 and 4 on 1st February 1993 for the purposes described in the respective Schedules or generally. The provisions listed in Schedule 1 concern the management and administration of friendly societies, the regulations of their business, and accounting and auditing requirements, and, with the exception of some of the listed provisions of Part IV of the 1992 Act, will only come into force for friendly societies incorporated under the 1992 Act. Specified provisions of Part IV of the 1992 Act concerning applications for and the grant of authorisation will also come into force for registered friendly societies which are seeking incorporation under the 1992 Act and apply for authorisation to carry on business as incorporated friendly societies. The provisions in Schedule 2 concern the settlement of disputes involving friendly societies and industrial and provident societies and documents and fees, and the provisions in Schedule 3 relate to the establishment, purposes, powers and dissolution of incorporated friendly societies and minor jurisdictional and regulatory matters applying to friendly societies generally. Schedule 4 lists provisions amending the Financial Services Act 1986 and the industrial assurance legislation for incorporated friendly societies and industrial assurance companies. The Order also contains transitional provisions relating to the settlement of disputes involving friendly societies and other societies registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1974, industrial and provident societies, industrial assurance companies and collecting societies and as to the procedural rights, requirements and obligations of friendly societies and their members and of collecting societies.

SCHEDULE 2PROVISIONS OF THE 1992 ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 13TH JANUARY 1993

Article 2

(1)	(2)
Provisions of the Act	Subject matter of provisions
Section 58	Rights of appeal
Section 59	Determination of appeals
Section 60	Costs, procedure and evidence
Section 61	Further appeals on points of law
Section 80	Determination of certain disputes by arbitration
Section 81	Complaints by members of friendly societies
Section 82, except subsection (5)	Disputes arising out of loans of surplus funds to societies of different description
Section 83	Disputes relating to industrial and provident societies
Section 95, to the extent that it relates to any provision of Schedule 16 set out below	Amendments of 1974 Act
Section 100, to the extent that it relates to any provision of Part I of Schedule 19 set out below	Industrial assurance
Section 114	Form of documents and power to prescribe fees
Section 120(2), to the extent that it relates to any provision of Part I of Schedule 22 referred to below	Repeals
In Schedule 16, paragraphs 2(1)(a) and 2(3), 25, 26 and 28	Consequential amendments of the 1974 Act
In Part I of Schedule 19, paragraph 9	Amendments to the Industrial Assurance Act 1923
So much of Part I of Schedule 22 as is specified in the Appendix to this Schedule	Repeals

APPENDIXREPEALS TAKING EFFECT ON 13TH JANUARY 1993

Chapter	Short title	Extent of repeal
1974 c. 46.	Friendly Societies Act 1974.	In section 76, in subsection (1)(c), (d) and (e) the words “or branch” in each place where they occur, and, in subsection (5) the words from “and in subsection (3)” onwards.
		Section 77.
		In section 78, in subsection (1) the words “or the Chief or assistant registrar” and subsections (2) and (3).
		In section 79(1), the words “or a magistrates' court”.
		In section 80(1), paragraph (c) and the word “and” immediately preceding it.