- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (01/01/1994)
- Original (As enacted)
Version Superseded: 01/09/1994
Point in time view as at 01/01/1994. This version of this provision has been superseded.
You are viewing this legislation item as it stood at a particular point in time. A later version of this or provision, including subsequent changes and effects, supersedes this version.
Note the term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Friendly Societies Act 1992, Section 57A.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
(1)Where a friendly society intends to cover any commitments which are situated in a member State other than the United Kingdom—
(a)through an establishment in the United Kingdom, or
(b)through an establishment in a member State other than that in which the commitments will be situated,
it shall before doing so give notice of its intention to the Commission.
(2)The notice shall indicate—
(a)the member State in which the insurance is to be provided;
(b)the nature of the commitments which the society intends to cover;
(c)the member State in which the establishment through which the commitments will be covered is situated.
(3)Where the society intends to cover commitments situated in more than one member State, the information specified above may be contained in a single notice but must be set out separately for each member State.
(4)Where a friendly society has duly notified the Commission of its intention to cover commitments situated in another member State where administrative authorisation is required to do so then, if the original notice related—
(a)only to commitments in respect of which such authorisation is required; or
(b)only to commitments in respect of which such authorisation is not required,
and the society subsequently intends to extend its activities to commitments falling within the other category, it shall before doing so (without prejudice to the generality of the preceding provisions of this section) comply with subsections (1) to (3) above in relation to those commitments.
(5)A friendly society with the intention mentioned in subsection (1) above may apply to the Commission for a certificate attesting—
(a)that the society possesses the minimum margin of solvency calculated in accordance with Article 19 of the first life Directive, and
(b)that by virtue of this Act and the society’s authorisation under section 32 above, issued in accordance with Article 6(1) of that Directive, the society is able to operate outside the member State of establishment.
(6)A friendly society with the intention mentioned in subsection (1) above in respect of commitments to be covered through an establishment in the United Kingdom may apply to the Commission for a certificate—
(a)indicating the classes of insurance business which the society is authorised to carry on in the United Kingdom; and
(b)stating that the Commission does not object to the society covering the commitments through such an establishment.
(7)The Commission shall, if it thinks an application under subsection (5) or (6) above ought to be granted, issue the certificate.
(8)If the Commission refuses such an application it shall give notice to the society of its decision and of the reasons for it.
(9)In this section—
“commitment" does not include a commitment represented by insurance business of class VII of Head A of Schedule 2 to this Act;
“friendly society" means a friendly society to which section 37(2) above applies.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 57A inserted (1.1.1994) by S.I. 1993/2519, reg. 4(2)
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: