{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-general-charge-and-fees-regulations-1999/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-general-charge-and-fees-regulations-1999/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/736",
  "legislation_title": "THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (GENERAL CHARGE AND FEES) REGULATIONS 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/friendly-societies-general-charge-and-fees-regulations-1999",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations:\n“the 1974 Act” means the Friendly Societies Act 1974;\n“the 1992 Act” means the Friendly Societies Act 1992;\n“accounting year” means the period of 12 months ending with 31st March;\n“amalgamation” means an amalgamation under section 85 of the 1992 Act or under section 82 of the 1974 Act;\n“the central office” has the meaning given in section 119 of the 1992 Act;\n“the Chief Registrar” means the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies;\n“the Commission” means the Friendly Societies Commission;\n“conversion” means a conversion under section 91 of the 1992 Act or under section 84 of the 1974 Act;\n“society” means a society registered under the 1974 Act or a society incorporated under the 1992 Act; and\n“transfer of engagements” means a transfer of engagements under section 86 of the 1992 Act or under section 82 of the 1974 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/736/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:56:02.719228+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."
}