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)

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Title:: Part I. Registered friendly societies

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59 38 & 39 Vict. Cap. 60, s. 11. tary and of every trustee or other officer authorized to sue and he sued on behalf of the society, shall be sent to the registrar (d). (3.) Identity, or deceptive similarity of name not to he allowed.—No society shall be registered under a name identical with that under which any other existing society is registered, or so nearly resembling such name as to be likely, or in any name likely, in the opinion of the regis trar, to deceive the members or the public as to its identity, and no society shall change its name without the sanction of the chief or an assistant registrar as after provided (e). (4.) Dividing societies may he registered.—A society (other than a benevolent society or working men’s club) shall not be disentitled to registry by reason of any rule for or practice of dividing any part of the funds thereof if the rules thereof contain distinct provision for meeting all claims upon the society existing at the time of division before any such division takes place (/). (5.) Societies granting annuities to have tables certified by actuary.—No society assuring to any member a certain annuity shall be entitled to registry, unless the tables of contributions for such assurance, certified by the actuary to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, or by some actuary approved by the Treasury, who has (d) The provision as to the list of the officers is new, hut a similar provision is contained in the Trade Unions Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 31, s. 13). The option given of appointing officers to sue and he sued is stated hy the chief registrar to be- founded on the reluctance the trustees of a large society often feel to seeing their names mixed up with legal proceedings (Report, 1875, p. 7). As to the application for registry, sea treasury regulation 1 and Form A. (e) This provision is new as regards friendly societies, but is contained in the Acts relating to industrial and provident so cieties, trade unions, and building societies. The provision is, important, as enabling the registrar to restrain a society froim using a. name which, though not that of an existing society might give an untrue impression to the public as to the constitu tion or the society, as where a burial society seeks to call itself- an “assurance society,” etc. L (/) This provision is new.

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