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7. Purposes and powers of an incorporated friendly society

(1) The purposes of an incorporated friendly society shall be those provided for by the society's memorandum.

(2) The purposes for which an incorporated friendly society may exist are -

(a) the carrying on, subject to section 5(2)(b) above, of -

(i) any business of any description falling within a class specified in Head A or B or within Head C of Schedule 2 to this Act, or

(ii) any activity falling within Head D of that Schedule; and

(b) the carrying on, in addition to any business or activity falling within paragraph (a) above, of any of the following, namely -

(i) social or benevolent activities in accordance with section 10 below;

(ii) group insurance business in accordance with section 11 below;

(iii) reinsurance, in accordance with section 12 below, of risks insured by other friendly societies;

(iv) control or joint control of bodies corporate in accordance with section 13 below;

and the memorandum of an incorporated friendly society may also confer on the society power to do any

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