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Friendly Societies Act 1974

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108Protection for members of registered societies joining the forces

Any provision in the rules of a registered society or branch which purports to deprive persons of membership of the society or branch or of any interest therein by reason of their service in any of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown (which expression shall for the purposes of this section be treated, in the case of a woman, as including service in any of the capacities mentioned in Schedule 8 to this Act) shall be of no effect, and no person shall be fined for failure to attend any meeting of the society or branch or otherwise to comply with the rules thereof if the failure was due to his or her service as mentioned in this subsection.

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