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surance against fire, flood, or shipwreck (9 & 10 
Viet. c. 27). 
16. By an Act of the 15th August, 1850 
(13 & 14 Viet. c. 115), the statutes relating to 
Friendly Societies were again consolidated, and 
for that purpose the Acts of 1829, 1834, 1840, 
and 1846 were all repealed, except with regard to 
Benefit Building Societies. The wide definition 
of objects contained in the Act of 1846 was re 
enacted with slight alteration, but no society was 
to be entitled to the privileges of the Act which 
assured more than £100 in one sum, or more 
than £30 by way of annuity, or more than 205. 
per week in sickness. Societies under this Act 
were divided into two classes, “ Certified Friendly 
Societies/-’ and “ Registered Friendly Societies.” 
The certified societies (6) were such as should 
obtain a certificate to their tables by an actuary 
possessing a given qualification, who was required 
to set forth the data of sickness and mortality 
upon which he proceeded, and the rate of interest 
assumed in the calculations. All others were to 
be simply registered. The duty of the Registrar 
was to see that the rules of every society, whether 
certified or registered, were in conformity with 
law, that no rule was repugnant to another, and 
that they were reasonable and proper. All 
societies granting annuities were required to come 
under the class of certified societies (c). The fee 
(i) Very few of this class were actually established. 
(c) A provision equivalent to this was re-enacted in the 
Acts of 1855 and 1875.