Section 116 Friendly societies etc.I1

In this Act—

• F1“ballot” means—

  1. (a)

     a postal ballot (within the meaning of paragraph 8 of Schedule 12),

  2. (b)

     an electronic ballot (within the meaning of paragraph 8A of that Schedule), or

  3. (c)

     a combined ballot (within the meaning of paragraph 8B of that Schedule);

• “friendly society” means an incorporated friendly society or a registered friendly society;

• “incorporated friendly society” means a society incorporated under this Act;

• “registered branch” means a branch of a registered friendly society which is separately registered within the meaning of the 1974 Act;

• “registered friendly society” means a society registered within the meaning of the 1974 Act by virtue of section 7(1)(a) of that Act or any enactment which it replaced.