{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-act-1992/schedule-19/paragraph-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-act-1992/schedule-19/paragraph-12.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/40",
  "legislation_title": "Friendly Societies Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-act-1992",
  "path": "schedule/19/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 45(1) after the definition of “collector\" there shall be inserted the following definitions—\n“The expression “the Commission” means the Friendly Societies Commission;\nThe expressions “friendly society” and “incorporated friendly society” have the same meanings as in the Friendly Societies Act 1992”.\n“The expression “the relevant authority” means—\n(a) in relation to a time before Schedule 19 to the Friendly Societies Act 1992 came into force, the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies; and\n(b) in relation to a time after the coming into force of that Schedule, the Commission.”",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/40/schedule/19/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:35:45.024631+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}