The law of friendly societies, and industrial and provident societies, with the acts, observations thereon, forms of rules etc., reports of leading cases at length, and a copious index

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Identifikator:: 875232663

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-2698

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Title:: The law of friendly societies, and industrial and provident societies, with the acts, observations thereon, forms of rules etc., reports of leading cases at length, and a copious index

Place of publication:: with the acts, observations thereon, forms of rules etc., reports of leading cases at length, and a copious index$gTenth edition, revised and enlarged

Publisher:: Shaw and Sons

Year of publication:: 1881

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 303 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2017

Collection:: Economics Books

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16 IN Tit O DUCT ION. the existing state of the law relating to Friendly Societies, and to enquire into and report upon the operation of the Acts relating to Friendly Societies and Benefit Building Societies, and the organiza tion or general condition of societies established under such Acts respectively, and upon the office and duties of the Registrar of Friendly Societies, with power to suggest any improvements to be made in the law with respect to the matters aforesaid.” 26. The Commissioners, after collecting a vast amount of valuable evidence, made their final re port in the year 1874. This important document, occupying 216 folio pages, affords for the first time means for a comprehensive survey of Friendly Societies, their history and present condition, their beneficial action and their many defects. The scope of the present work does not admit the dis cussion of these matters, or permit us to do more than state the amendments in the law which have resulted from the labours of the Commission. 27. A Bill was introduced in 1874 to carry out the recommendations of the commissioners. After undergoing considerable modification at the in stance of the societies, it was withdrawn for the session («), and in 1875 the present Act, 38 & 39 Yict. c. 60, was passed. The foot-notes to the several sections point out in what respects it altered the law; but it may be convenient here to give a brief summary of its provisions. 28. By this Act, the registry of societies in the (a) The withdrawal of the Bill of 1874 is to he regretted, as it had for one object the harmonizing of the law relating to all societies capable of regist^.

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