Industrial Assurance and Friendly Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1948

1948 Chapter 22

An Act to amend the Friendly Societies Acts (Northern Ireland), 1896 to 1929, and the Industrial Assurance Acts (Northern Ireland), 1924 to 1929, and to amend provisions corresponding or relating to provisions of those Acts contained in the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts (Northern Ireland), 1893 to 1929, and other enactments, as to payments on deaths of children, payments on deaths where no grant of probate or administration has been made, the designation of auditors appointed thereunder, the mode of determination of disputes and interpretation.

[23rd December 1948]

Amendments as to Insurances Authorised, and as to Alienation of Insurance Benefits

Ss.1‐5 rep. by SLR (NI) 1954; 1966 c.18; 1970 c.31 (NI); 1979 NI 13

6Prohibition of insuring money to be paid on death of a child under ten.

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…F1 a trade union (F2...), shall not insure so as to render any sum payable under the insurance on the death of any person at any time before he or she attains the age of ten years, otherwise than by way of repayment of the whole or any part of premiums paid:

Proviso rep. by 1992 NI 5

Subs. (2) rep. by 1992 NI 5

S. 7 rep. by 1992 NI 5

Amendments as to Procedure and Administration

Ss.8‐15 rep. by SLR (NI) 1953; 1970 c.31 (NI); 1979 NI 13

16Provisions as to offences.

Subs.(1) rep. by 1970 c.31 (NI); subs.(2)(3) rep. by 1979 NI 13

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…F3 any trade union, which contravenes sub-section (1) of section six of this Act shall be guilty of an offence …F3 and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.

Subs.(5) rep. by 1970 c.31 (NI)

Miscellaneous and General

S.17 rep. by SLR (NI) 1953; 1970 c.31 (NI)

S.18 rep. by 1949 c.15 (NI); 1955 c.18 (NI); 1957 c.1 (NI); 1967 c.5 (NI); 1970 c.31 (NI)

S.19 rep. by 1969 c.24 (NI); 1970 c.31 (NI)

S.20 rep. by SLR (NI) 1954

S.21 rep. by SLR (NI) 1952

22Interpretation.

1

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

Paras.(a)‐(c) rep. by 1979 NI 13

d

“trade union” means a trade union within the meaning of the Trade Union Act, 1913 [1913 c.30 (2 & 3 Geo.5)] ;

Paras.(e)(f) rep. by 1979 NI 13

Subs.(2) rep. by 1979 NI 13; subs.(3) rep. by 1957 c.1 (NI)

23Short title.

1

This Act may be cited as the Industrial Assurance and Friendly Societies Act (Northern Ireland), 1948.

Subs.(2) rep. by 1970 c.31 (NI); 1979 NI 13; subs.(3)(4) rep. by 1954 c.33 (NI); subs.(5) rep. by 1970 c.31 (NI); 1979 NI 13; subs.(6) rep. by SLR (NI) 1952

First Schedule rep. by 1955 c.29 (NI); 1970 c.31 (NI); 1979 NI 13

Second Schedule rep. by 1970 c.31 (NI); 1979 NI 13

Third Schedule rep. by 1979 NI 13

Fourth Schedule rep. by 1970 c.31 (NI)

Fifth Schedule rep. by 1957 c.1 (NI)

Sixth Schedule rep. by SLR (NI) 1952