The Mutual Societies (Electronic Communications) Order 2011

Use of name in electronic communications

22.—(1) In section 5(6) of the 1965 Act(1) (name of society), after paragraph (d) insert—

“(e) in all its business correspondence and documentation that takes electronic form;

(f) on all its websites.”.

(2) In section 5(7) of the 1965 Act(2)—

(a) in paragraph (b), for “or (d)” substitute “, (d) or (e)”; and

(b) after paragraph (c), insert—

“; or

(d) causes or authorises the appearance on the internet of a website such as is mentioned in subsection (6)(f) in which the society’s registered name is not mentioned in legible characters,”.

(3) After section 5(7), insert—

“(8) The references in this section and section 5A to a society’s websites include a reference to a section of another person’s website—

(a) which relates to the society, and

(b) which the society placed, or the placement of which the society authorised, on the other person’s website.”.

(4) In section 5A(1) of the 1965 Act(3) (display of charitable status), immediately after paragraph (d) omit “and” and after paragraph (e) insert—

“(f) in all its business correspondence and documentation that takes electronic form; and

(g) on all its websites.”.

(5) In section 5A(5) of the 1965 Act—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “or (d)” substitute “, (d) or (f)”;

(b) omit “or” immediately after paragraph (b); and

(c) after paragraph (c), insert—

“; or

(d) causes or authorises the appearance on the internet of a website such as is mentioned in subsection (1)(g) in which the society’s registered name is not mentioned in legible characters,”.

(1)

1965 c.12; section 5(6) was amended by the Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Act 2003, section 5(3), (9), Sch. Back [1]

(2)

1965 c.12; section 5(7) was amended by the Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Act 2003, section 5(4), (9), Sch

(3)

1965 c.12; section 5A was inserted by the Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Act 2003, section 2.