Article 31 Notice of intention to give a direction under section 51 of Friendly Societies ActI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Where—

(a)

before commencement a notice has been served on a friendly society under section 51(2) of the Friendly Societies Act;

(b)

no direction has been given under section 51(6) as a result of that notice and the society has not been notified of a decision not to give a direction; and

(c)

at commencement, the friendly society has a Part IV permission,

the notice has effect after commencement as if it were a notice given by the Authority under section 53(4).

(2)

Paragraphs (3) to (5) of article 29 apply to a notice having effect under paragraph (1) with the following modifications—

(a)

the references in those paragraphs to a notice having effect under article 29(1) or (2) are read as references to a notice having effect under paragraph (1) of this article;

(b)

the references in those paragraphs to relevant recipients are omitted;

(c)

the requirement referred to in article 29(3)(a) is a requirement that the society refrain from accepting any new members.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 31 in force at 1.12.2001, see art. 1(2)