Section 72: Form, delivery and evidence of documents

Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 · 1965 c.12

This provision is repealed

It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

REPEALED on 2014-08-01 by Community Benefit Societies Act 2014.
The text below is from the dated revised snapshot immediately preceding this status change. It is historical and is not current law. View the historical source.

72(1A)

The FCA must consult the PRA before issuing a direction which relates to a return or document a copy of which is required to be sent to the PRA.

72(2)

Any document bearing the seal or stamp of the FCA shall be received in evidence without further proof.

72(3)

Any document purporting to have been signed by a person authorised to do so on behalf of the FCA, and every document purporting to be signed by any inspector under this Act, shall, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, be received in evidence without proof of the signature.

72(4)

In subsections (2) and (3), “document” means any document issued, received or created by the FCA (or, as the case may be, by any inspector under this Act) for the purposes of or in connection with this Act, the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1967 or the Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968.

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