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Section 19 Members under age of 18F1

Northern Ireland

(1)

A person under the age of 18 may be a member of a registered society unless the society's registered rules provide otherwise.

(2)

A person under the age of 18—

(a)

may enjoy all the rights of a member of a registered society, and

(b)

if aged 16 or over, may execute all instruments and give all receipts necessary to be executed or given under a society's registered rules.

This is subject to the society's registered rules and to the provisions of this Act.

(3)

A person under the age of 16 may not be a member of a registered society's committee or a trustee, manager or treasurer of a registered society.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 19 substituted (with application in accordance with Sch. 2 para. 4 of the amending Act) by Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 16), ss. 9, 17(3) (with Sch. 2 para. 4)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act: "The Industrial and Provident Societies (N.I.) Act 1969 may be cited as The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (N.I.) 1969" (6.4.2018) by virtue of Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 16), ss. 8(2), 17(2) (with Sch. 2 paras. 2, 3); S.R. 2017/217, art. 2(b)

F2

1981 NI 3