12 Establishment of new branches.U.K.
(1)There shall be sent to the [F1Authority], under the hand of the secretary of a registered society,—
(a)notice of the establishment of every new branch of the society;
(b)notice of the place where the registered office of the branch, to which all communications and notices may be addressed, is to be situated;
(c)if the 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 those trustees or officers; and
(d)two copies of the rules of the branch.
(2)A society shall not be entitled to any of the privileges of this Act as a registered society with respect to a branch until the branch has been registered [F2in the registration area in which the registered office of the branch is to be situated].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 12(1) substituted (17.8.2001 for certain purposes and otherwiseprosp.) by S.I. 2001/2617, arts. 2, 13(1), Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 3(a) (with art. 13(3), Sch. 5)
F2Words in s. 12(2) omitted (17.8.2001 for certain purposes and otherwiseprosp.) by virtue of S.I. 2001/2617, arts. 2, 13(1), Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 3(b) (with art. 13(3), Sch. 5)