Friendly Societies Act 1974

11Additional requirements for registration of societies with branches

(1)Where a society has branches, the application for registration shall be accompanied by—

(a)a list of all the branches and notice of the place where the registered office of each branch, to which all communications and notices may be addressed, is to be situated;

(b)if any branch is to have trustees or officers authorised to sue and be sued on its behalf, other than the trustees or officers authorised to sue and be sued on behalf of the society, a list of the names of all such trustees or officers, distinguishing the branches for which they are authorised to sue and be sued; and

(c)two copies of all branch rules.

(2)A society having a fund under the control of a central body to which every branch is bound to contribute may be registered as a single society, and where any such society has branches in more than one registration area, section 10 above shall apply to that society.