Friendly Societies Act 1992

Part II Amendments of Northern Ireland Legislation

Parliamentary Commissioner Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

20 In Schedule 1 to the [1969 c. 10 (N.I.).] Parliamentary Commissioner Act (Northern Ireland) 1969, in Note 1, for the words “Registry of Friendly Societies” there shall be substituted “Registry of Credit Unions”.

Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

21 In section 101(1) of the [1969 c. 24 (N.I.).] Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) Act 1969, in the definition of “registrar”, for the words “friendly societies” there shall be substituted “credit unions”.

Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975

22 In Article 67(1) of the [S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I.15).] Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 for the words “Registrar of Friendly Societies for Northern Ireland” there shall be substituted “Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies”.

23 In Article 67(4) of that Order for the words “Friendly Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1970” there shall be substituted “Friendly Societies Act 1974”.

Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979

24 In Article 7(5) of the [S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I.12).] Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 for the words “Friendly Societies” there shall be substituted “Credit Unions”.

25 In Part I of Schedule 1 to that Order, for the words “The Registrar of Friendly Societies for Northern Ireland” there shall be substituted “The Registrar of Credit Unions for Northern Ireland”.

Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981

26 In Article 114 of the [S.I. 1981/156 (N.I.3).] Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, in the definition of “registrar”, for the words “of Friendly Societies for Northern Ireland” there shall be substituted “for the purposes of the Act of 1969”.

Property (Discharge of Mortgage by Receipt)(Northern Ireland) Order 1983

27 In Article 3(10) of the [S.I. 1983/766 (N.I.9).] Property (Discharge of Mortgage by Receipt)(Northern Ireland) Order 1983 for the words “section 48 of the Friendly Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1970” there shall be substituted “section 57A of the Friendly Societies Act 1974”.

Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985

28 In Article 2(2) of the [S.I. 1985/1205 (N.I.12).] Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 for the definition of “registrar” there shall be substituted—

““registrar” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2A;”.

29 After Article 2 there shall be inserted the following Article—

“2A The registrar and assistant registrar

(1) The person appointed by the Head of the Department to perform in Northern Ireland the functions of registrar under this Order shall be known as the Registrar of Credit Unions for Northern Ireland (in this Order referred to as “the registrar”).

(2) A person appointed by the Department to assist the registrar shall be known as the Assistant Registrar of Credit Unions for Northern Ireland (in this Order referred to as “the assistant registrar”).

(3) Anything which is required or authorised to be done by or to the registrar under this Order may be done by or to the assistant registrar.”

Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986

30 (1) In Article 442 of the [S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I.6).] Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (dd) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(de) for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Chief Registrar of friendly societies or the Assistant Registrar of friendly societies for Scotland to discharge their functions under the enactments relating to friendly societies;

(df) for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Friendly Societies Commission to discharge its functions under the Financial Services Act 1986.”

(2) In paragraph (3) of that Article, after sub-paragraph (j) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(jj) the Friendly Societies Commission”.

Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

31 After Article 2 of the [S.I. 1989/2404 (N.I. 18).] Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 there shall be inserted the following Article—

“2A Application of Order to incorporated friendly societies

(1) This Order applies to incorporated friendly societies as it applies to companies.

(2) References in this Order to a company, or to a director or an officer of a company include, respectively, references to an incorporated friendly society within the meaning of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 or to a member of the committee of management or officer, within the meaning of that Act, of an incorporated friendly society.

(3) In relation to an incorporated friendly society every reference to a shadow director shall be omitted.

(4) In the application of Schedule 1 to the members of the committee of management of an incorporated friendly society, references to provisions of the Insolvency Order or the Companies Order include references to the corresponding provisions of the Friendly Societies Act 1992.”