Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/46/section/85?timeline=true
Timestamp: 2013-05-18 22:11:16
Document Index: 629968221

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 13', 'art. 2', 'art. 13', 'art. 2']

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Changes over time for: Section 85Alternative versions:01/02/1991 - Amendment17/08/2001 - AmendmentChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Friendly Societies Act 1974. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 105A inserted by S.I. 2003/2867 Sch. para. 7Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Friendly Societies Act 1974:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2005/910 art. 3(y) commences (2003 c. 39)S.I. 2005/3175 art. 2(2) commences (2004 c. 33)S.S.I. 2006/212 art. 2 commences (2006 asp 2)85 Conversion of society into branch.E+W+S+N.I.(1)By a resolution passed by a majority of the members or delegates present and entitled to vote at any general meeting, of which notice specifying the intention to propose any such resolution has been duly given according to the rules, a registered society may determine to become a branch of any other registered society and also, if thought fit, of any registered branch thereof.
(2)If the rules of the society do not comply with all the provisions of this Act and of the Treasury regulations in respect of the registration of branches, the meeting at which any such resolution is passed as is referred to in subsection (1) above may amend the rules so as to bring the rules into compliance with this Act and with the Treasury regulations.
(3)Where such a resolution as is referred to in subsection (1) above has been passed at a general meeting of a registered society, there shall be sent to the [F1Authority]—
(a)a copy of the rules of the society marked to show the amendments, if any, made at the meeting, and
(b)two copies of the resolution and of any such amendment of rules, each signed by the chairman of the meeting and by the secretary of the society and countersigned by the secretary of the society of which it is to become a branch.
(4)If the [F1Authority] finds that the rules of a society, with or without any such amendment as is referred to in subsections (2) and (3) above, comply with the provisions of this Act and of the Treasury regulations, [F2it] shall—
(a)without further request or notice, cancel the registration of the society and register it as a branch of the other society referred to in the resolution in question and also, if it is so specified in that resolution, of any branch of that other society; and
(b)without further application or evidence, register any such amendment of rules;
and until such registration the resolution shall not take effect.
(5)Notwithstanding anything in section 91(6) below, publication of a notice of any cancellation of registration under this section shall not be required.
(6)The rules of a society which becomes a branch under this section shall, so far as they are not contrary to any express provision of this Act or of the Treasury regulations, and subject to any such amendment thereof as is referred to in the preceding provisions of this section, continue in force as the rules of the branch until amended.
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