Article 5 Public file may be maintained electronicallyI1

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

The requirement to prepare and maintain the public file of a friendly society does not apply in relation to a document, a copy of a document or a record, if the Authority—

(a)

prepares and maintains an electronic copy of the document, copy or record; and

(b)

places the electronic copy on the Authority’s website.”;

in subsection (2A)^f2, after “subsection (1)(b) above,” insert “for making an electronic copy available under subsection (1A) above”.