# Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893

The Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 39) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended the law relating to industrial and provident societies.

## Background

The first legislation basis for industrial and provident societies was provided for by the Industrial and Provident Societies Partnership Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict. c. 31). This legislation was subsequently amended by the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 25) and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 40) to improve legal proceedings concerning societies formed under the act.
Legislation relating to industrial and provident societies was subsequently amended and consolidated by the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict. c. 87) and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 45).

## Passage

Leave to bring in the Industrial and Provident Societies Bill to the House of Commons was granted to George Howell MP, Horace Plunkett MP, William Mather MP, Gerald Balfour MP, Sir Henry Roscoe MP, Charles Fenwick MP and Michael Austin MP on 11 April 1893. The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 11 April 1893, presented by George Howell MP. The bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 17 June 1893 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, which met and reported on 19 June 1893, with amendments. The amended bill was re-committed to a committee of the whole house, which met on 26 June 1893, 28 June 1893, with amendments. The committee was discharged on 4 July 1893 and was referred to a select committee, which was appointed on 5 July 1893 with a quorum of 5 and the power to send for "persons, paper and records".
| Name | Party | Commentary |
| George Bartley | Conservative | |
| Richard Causton | Liberal | |
| Henry Fenwick | Liberal | |
| Henry Hobhouse | Liberal Unionist | |
| George Howell | Liberal-Labour | |
| William Mather | Liberal | |
| Sir Herbert Maxwell | Conservative | Chair |
| Bernard Charles Molloy | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| Sir Francis Powell | Conservative | |
The committee reported on 13 July 1893, with amendments. The amended bill was re-committed to a committee of the whole house, which met and reported on 17 July 1893, without amendments. The bill had its third reading in the House of Commons on 17 July 1893 and passed, without amendments.
The bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 18 July 1893. The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 27 July 1893 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, which met and reported on 28 July 1893, without amendments. The bill was considered, with amendments, and re-committed to a committee of the whole house, which met and reported on 7 August 1893, without amendments. The bill was comitted to a standing committee, which reported on 8 August 1893, with amendments, and 24 August 1893, with amendments. The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 28 August 1893 and passed, without amendments.
The amended bill was considered and agreed to by the House of Commons on 31 August 1893.
The bill was granted royal assent on 12 September 1893.

## Provisions
### Repealed acts

Section 80 of the act repealed three enactments, listed in the first schedule to the act.
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
| 39 & 40 Vict. c. 45 | Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1876 | The whole act. |
| 43 Vict. c. 14 | Customs and Inland Revenue Act 1880 | Section 8. |
| 46 & 47 Vict. c. 47 | Provident Nominations and Small Intestacies Act 1883 | So much as relates to industrial and provident societies. |

## Legacy

The whole act was repealed by the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (c. 12).