# Friendly Societies Act 1992, Paragraph 13

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) An incorporated friendly society shall, on demand, give a copy of its statutory documents—
(a) free of charge, to any member of the society to whom a copy of those documents has not previously been given; and
(b) to any other person, upon payment of such fee as the society may require, not exceeding the prescribed amount.
(2) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) above to a copy of an incorporated friendly society’s statutory documents is a reference to—
(a) a ... copy of the society’s rules for the time being, with a copy of the certificate of incorporation of the society annexed to it; and
(b) a ... copy of the memorandum of the society for the time being.
(3) If an incorporated friendly society fails to comply with the requirements of sub-paragraph (1) above, the society shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(4) In sub-paragraph (1) above the “prescribed amount” means £1 or such other amount as the Treasury prescribe by order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/40/schedule/3/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-act-1992/schedule-3/paragraph-13
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