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Friendly Societies Act 1992
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Eligibility for appointmentU.K.
4(1)Subject to paragraph 7 below, a person is eligible for appointment as the auditor of a friendly society or registered branch only if he—U.K.
(a)is a member of a recognised supervisory body; and
(b)is not ineligible for the appointment under the rules of that body.
(2)An individual or a firm may be appointed as auditor of a friendly society or registered branch.
(3)In this Schedule—
“firm” means a body corporate or a partnership; and
“recognised supervisory body” means a body which is a recognised supervisory body for the purposes of Part II of the M1Companies Act 1989 or Part III of the M2Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990.
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I1Sch. 14 para. 4 wholly in force; Sch. 14 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 126(2); Sch. 14 para. 4 in force for certain purposes at 13.1.1993 by S.I. 1993/16, art. 2, Sch. 1; Sch. 14 para. 4 in force to the extent not already in force at 1.1.1994 by S.I. 1993/2213, art. 2(1), Sch. 5
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5(1)A person is ineligible for appointment as an auditor of a friendly society or a registered branch of the society under this Schedule if he is—
(a)an officer or employee of the friendly society or any registered branch of the society;
(b)a partner or employee of such a person or a partnership of which such a person is a partner,
or, in the case of an incorporated friendly society, if he is ineligible by virtue of section 27(1)(a) or (b) of the M3Companies Act 1989 or Article 20(1) of the M4Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 for appointment as company auditor of a subsidiary of the society or of a body jointly controlled by the society and some other person.
(2)For this purpose an auditor of a friendly society or branch shall not be regarded as an officer or employee of the society or branch.
(3)A person is also ineligible for appointment as auditor of a friendly society or branch if there exists between him or any associate of his and the society or branch or, if it is an incorporated friendly society, any of its subsidiaries, a connection of any such description as may be specified by regulations made by the Commission.
(4)In this paragraph “associate” has the meaning given by section 52 of the Companies Act 1989 or Article 54 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990.
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I2Sch. 14 para. 5 wholly in force; Sch. 14 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 126(2); Sch. 14 para. 5 in force for certain purposes at 13.1.1993 by S.I. 1993/16, art. 2, Sch. 1; Sch. 14 para. 5 in force to the extent not already in force at 1.1.1994 by S.I. 1993/2213, art. 2(1), Sch. 5
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