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(1)Without prejudice to section 46 above, if the rules of a registered friendly society or branch thereof expressly so direct, the trustees thereof may, with the consent of the committee or of a majority of the members present and entitled to vote in general meeting, invest the funds of the society or branch or any part thereof, in subscribing up to any amount permitted by this section for any of the share or loan capital of a housing association, other than shares or debentures not fully paid up at the time of issue.
(2)The power to make investments conferred by this section is subject to the same restrictions as are imposed by section 50(2) above on the power to make advances conferred by that section [F1but those restrictions shall not apply to investments made by the trustees of a registered friendly society or of a branch of such a society];
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2) of section 50 above any amounts for the time being invested by virtue of this section shall be taken into account in the same way as amounts outstanding in respect of advances made by virtue of that section, but so that, except in the case of investments made after the date to which the valuation or return relates, the amounts invested shall be taken to be amounts equal to the value of the investments according to the valuation or return referred to in the said subsection (2).
(4)For the purposes of this section, “housing association”[F2has the same meaning as in the Housing Associations Act 1985 [F1or Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.]].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 51(2)(4) inserted (1.1.1994) by Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40), s. 95, Sch. 16 para. 18(1)(a)(b) (with ss. 7(5) and 93(4)); S.I. 1993/2213, art. 2, Sch. 6; S.I. 1993/3226, art. 2, Sch. 2.
F2Words substituted by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 4, Sch. 2 para. 26
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