{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutual-societies-electronic-communications-order-2011/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutual-societies-electronic-communications-order-2011/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/593",
  "legislation_title": "The Mutual Societies (Electronic Communications) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutual-societies-electronic-communications-order-2011",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Public file may be maintained electronically",
  "text": "In section 104 of the 1992 Act (public file of a friendly society)—\n(a) after subsection (1) insert—\n“(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—\n(a) prepares and maintains an electronic copy of the document, copy or record; and\n(b) places the electronic copy on the Authority’s website.”;\n(b) in subsection (2A), after “subsection (1)(b) above,” insert “for making an electronic copy available under subsection (1A) above”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 5 in force at 12.4.2011, see art. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c.40; section 104 was amended by S.I. 2001/2617 art 13(1), Sch 3 Pt 1, paras 53, 108 and S.I. 2001/3649 art 203(1), (5)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c.40; subsection (2A) was inserted by S.I. 2001/2617, art 13(1), Sch 3 Pt 1, paras 53, 108(c)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/593/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:14:35.166045+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."
}