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The Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions (Electronic Communications) Order 2014

S.I. 2014/184 · Made 30 January 2014

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Industrial And Provident Societies

Credit Unions

Made 30th January 2014

Laid before Parliament 3rd February 2014

Coming into force 6th April 2014

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000f1, make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 7.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Electronic submission of registration documents
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions (Electronic Communications) Order 2014 and comes into force on 6th April 2014.

2Electronic submission of registration documents

In section 2 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965f1 (registration of society) after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)

In the case of an application for registration of a society which is made by electronic means, the reference in subsection (1)(b) or (2) to two copies of the society’s rules is to be read as being to a single copy of those rules.”.

Signature

Stephen Crabb

Sam Gyimah

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

30th January 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends section 2 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (c.12) to allow those applying to register a society by electronic means to submit only one copy of the society’s rules.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the costs of business or the voluntary sector is foreseen.