Skip to main content
What's new
All What's new
European
What's new - All
<hr>
What's new - last 24 hrs
What's new - last 7 days
What's new - last 30 days
<hr>
New EU Legislation
European Commission
European Banking Authority
European Securities and Markets Authority
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
<hr>
Consultations and similar
Commentaries
<hr>
Downloads and Exports
Latest news by Topics
International
What's new - All
<hr>
What's new - last 24 hrs
What's new - last 7 days
What's new - last 30 days
<hr>
Bank for International Settlements
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Egmont Group
International Association of Insurance Supervisors
International Monetary Fund
<hr>
Consultations and similar
Commentaries
<hr>
Downloads and Exports
Latest news by Topics
Downloads and Exports
Legislation
EU Legislation
EU Legislation - Search
EU Legislation - What's new
<hr>
Directives
Regulations
Proposals
Drafts
<hr>
Latest EU Legislation
Recent effective dates
Upcoming effective dates
Organisations
Commentaries
Consultations
<hr>
Closing soon
Recently closed
Sanctioned regimes
All - Documents by sanctioned regimes
<hr>
Haiti
ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
Iran
Iraq
Russia/Ukraine-related
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Syria
<hr>
IFRSs
What's new - International Accounting Standards
<hr>
IFRSs
IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards
IAS
<hr>
All IASB material
<hr>
Consultations - IFRS Foundation & IASB
<hr>
Commentaries
Regulatory calendar
View - Full calendar
<hr>
Future years - 2025
Future years - 2026
<hr>
Past years - 2024
Past years - 2023
Past years - 2022
Past years - 2021
Past years - all
Quicklinks
Accounting, Auditing, Actuarial
European Law
International Accounting Standards
International Material
Sanctions
More
Username
Password
Log in
Request a trial
anonymous
My details
Change password
Subscription details
<hr>
Page change alerts
<hr>
Previous searches
Recently viewed
Irish Financial Services Law
Legislation (IE)
Acts
1896
Information
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Expand all headings
Collapse all headings
Expand side bar
Collapse side bar
Friendly Societies Act, 1896 (No. 25)
Introductory Text
The Registry Office (ss. 1-7)
1. The Registry Office.
2. Functions of the central office.
3. Functions of assistant registrars generally.
4. Functions of assistant registrars for Scotland and Ireland.
5. Salaries and expenses.
6. Report of the chief registrar.
7. Deposit of documents.
Registry of Societies (ss. 8-16)
8. Societies which may be registered.
8A. Restrictions on registration.
8B. Cessation of registration of new societies
9. Conditions of registration.
10. Name of society.
11. Acknowledgment of registry.
12. Appeals from refusal to register.
13. Registry of amendments of rules.
14. Registry of societies carrying on business in more than one part of the United Kingdom.
15. Registry of dividing societies.
16. Registry of societies assuring annuities.
Societies with Branches (ss. 17-22)
17. Registry of societies with branches.
18. Establishment of new branches.
19. Application of previous provisions to branches.
20. Requisites for registry of branches as societies.
21. Name of seceding or expelled branch.
22. Contributions from one society to another.
Consequences of Registry (ss. 23-31)
23. Subscription not recoverable at law.
24. Registered office.
25. Appointment of trustees.
26. Audit.
27. Annual returns.
28. Quinquennial valuation.
29. Copy of last balance sheet.
30. Public auditors and valuers.
31. Registered cattle insurance and other societies.
Privileges of Registered Societies (ss. 32-37)
32. Exception of societies from corresponding Societies Acts, etc.
33. Exemptions from stamp duty.
34. Transfer of stock standing in name of trustee.
35. Priority on death, bankruptcy, etc. of officer.
36. Membership of minors.
37. Subscriptions to hospitals.
Rights of Members (ss. 38-43)
38. Right to supply of copies of the rules.
39. Right to supply of copies of annual return.
40. Inspection of books by members.
41. Limitation of benefits.
42. Accumulation of surplus of contributions.
43. Militiamen and volunteers.
Property, Funds, and Investments (ss. 44-53)
44. Investment of funds.
45. Loans to assured members.
46. Loans out of separate loan fund.
46A. Cessation of formation of new separate loan funds
47. Holding of land.
48. Copyholds.
49. Vesting of property.
50. Devolution on death.
51. Description in legal proceedings.
52. Investments with the National Debt Commissioners.
53. Discharge of mortgages by receipt endorsed.
Officers in Receipt or Charge of Money (ss. 54-55)
54. Security by officers.
55. Accounts of officers.
Payments on Death generally (ss. 56-61)
56. Power of member to dispose of sums payable on his death by nomination.
57. Proceedings on death of a nominator.
58. Intestacy.
59. Estate duty to be paid when the whole estate exceeds two thousand pounds.
60. Validity of payments.
61. Certificates of death.
Payments on Death of Children (ss. 62-67)
62. Limitation of amount payable.
63. Person to whom payment may be made.
64. Particulars of certificates.
65. Cases in which certificates may be given.
66. Inquiries by societies.
67. Saving as to insurable interests, etc.
Disputes (s. 68)
68. Decision of disputes.
Change of Name, Amalgamation, and Conversion of Societies (ss. 69-75)
69. Power to change name.
70. Amalgamation and transfer of engagements.
71. Conversion of society into company.
72. Saving for right of creditors.
73. Conversion of society into branch.
74. Meaning of special resolution.
75. Registration of special resolutions.
Inspection: Cancelling and Suspension of Registry: Dissolution (ss. 76-83)
76. Inspectors and special meetings.
77. Cancelling and suspension of registry.
78. Dissolution of societies.
79. Instrument of dissolution.
80. Dissolution by award.
81. Advertisement of notices.
82. Dissolution of societies having branches.
83. Notice of proceedings or order to set aside dissolution.
Offences, Penalties, and Legal Proceedings (ss. 84-94)
84A. Offence to contravene section 26(4) or (5)
84. Offences.
85. Offences by societies to be also offences by officers, etc.
86. Continuing offences.
87. Punishment of fraud, false declarations, and misappropriations.
88. Fine for falsification.
89. Fine for ordinary offences.
90. Special offences in the case of friendly societies.
91. Recovery of fines.
92. Jurisdiction of court of summary jurisdiction.
93. Appeals.
94. Legal proceedings.
Fees: Forms: Regulations: Evidence (ss. 95-100)
95. Remuneration of county court officers.
96. Fees.
97. Fees payable to registrar of births and deaths.
98. Forms.
99. Regulations for carrying out Act.
100. Evidence of documents.
Application of Act (ss. 101-105)
101. Application to existing societies.
102. Application to Scotland.
103. Application to the Isle of Man.
104. Application to Channel Islands.
105. Payment to representatives in Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Supplemental (ss. 106-109)
106. Definitions.
107. Repeal.
108. Commencement and extent of Act.
109. Short title.
First Schedule Matters to be provided for by the Rules of Societies registered under this Act
Second Schedule Forms
Second Schedule, Part I Acknowledgment of Registry of Society
Second Schedule, Part II Acknowledgment of Registry of Branch
Second Schedule, Part III Form of Bond
Third Schedule
Document Overview
Document Overview
Tools
Set document view date
Set a date to view the document
Date-Stamp
Set the date
Text comparison
Text comparison options
Full text - Date 1 vs Date 2
Amendments requiring commencement - Current text vs Text requiring commencement
Draft proposed changes - Current text vs Text proposed by drafting documents
Coming soon: Any documents - Any document vs Another document at any date
Print / Export
Print / Export options
Current page
Whole document
Selected pages
Consolidated PDF of the entire document as of 27th December 2024
Excel export
Export
Export line by line
Export provision to provision
Report template
Report template
Create report template
Notification
Alert me to changes
Monitor this page
Monitor this document
Alert me to changes
You will receive an email notification when your chosen page or document has an amendment, proposed amendment or comes into force.
Manage alerts
Bookmark
Bookmarks
This page
This bookmark has been promoted to your quicklinks.
This document
This bookmark has been promoted to your quicklinks.
Manage bookmarks
Search within this document
Search within this document
GO
View previous searches
Share / Source link
Share
Get page link
Share via email application
Get direct link
https://service.betterregulation.com/document/161630
Friendly Societies Act, 1896 (No. 25)
Consequences of Registry (ss. 23-31)
30. Public auditors and valuers.
Previous
Next
Version status:
Repealed
| Document consolidation status:
Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 21 September 2018 - onwards
Version 3 of 3
30. Public auditors and valuers.
Repealed from 21 September 2018
[deleted]
Previous
Next
Log in
Username
Password
Remember me
Log in
Request a trial
The best way to experience Better Regulation is to try it - free and without obligation.
Take a trial