Section 23 Interpretation.

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires,—

(a)

the expression “society” means a society for any of the purposes specified in F1Schedule 1 to the M1Friendly Societies Act 1974 the expression “registered society” means a society registered under that Act, F2or the M2Friendly Societies Act 1896 and references to a society or to a registered society or to a registered friendly society include references to a branch of such a society;

(b)

the expression “policy” includes any contract of assurance, and for the purposes of this Act the date of the making of any such contract shall be deemed to be the date of the issue of a policy;

(c)

the expression “proposal” in relation to an insurance, includes an application for an insurance, and the expression “proposer” shall be construed accordingly; F3. . .

F4(d)

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F5and

(e)

the expression “the Commission” means the Friendly Societies Commission.

(2)

In this Act the expression “parent” includes a stepfather and a stepmother.

(3)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words substituted by Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), Sch. 9 para. 13
F2: Words inserted by Friendly Societies Act 1974 (c. 46), Sch. 9 para. 13 added (in place of s. 23(1)(d)
F3: Word in s. 23(1)(c) omitted (E.W.S.) (1.2.1993 for specified purposes and 28.4.1993 for all remaining purposes) and repealed (E.W.S.) (1.1.1994) by virtue of Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40), ss. 100, 120, Sch. 19 Pt. I para. 16(a), Sch. 22 Pt. I (with ss. 7(5), 93(4)); S.I. 1993/16, art. 2, Sch.4; S.I. 1993/1186, art. 2, Sch.2; S.I. 1993/2213, art. 2(1), Sch.6, Appendix.
F4: S. 23(1)(d) repealed (E.W.S.) (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1.
F5: S. 23(1)(e) and word 'and' preceding it added (E.W.S.) (1.2.1993 for specified purposes and 28.4.1993 for all remaining purposes) by Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40), s. 100, Sch. 19 Pt. I para. 16(b) (with ss. 7(5), 93(4)); S.I. 1993/16, art. 2, Sch.4; S.I. 1993/1186, art. 2, Sch.2.
F6: S. 23(3) repealed by Adoption Act 1950 (c. 26), Sch. 4

Marginal citations

M1: 1974 c. 46.
M2: 1896 c. 25.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (1.12.2001) by 2000 c. 8, ss. 416(1)(b), 432(3), Sch. 22; S.I 2001/3538, art. 2(1) (with savings in S.I. 2001/3647, arts. 3(2)(3), 6, Sch. 1 Pts. II, III)