This Act comes into force on 1 August 2014, immediately after section 1 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010 (registration of societies as co-operative or community benefit societies).
Section 154: Commencement
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- Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965
- Section 1: Societies which may be registered.
- Section 10: Amendment of registered rules.
- Section 11: Rules as to fund for purchase of government securities.
- Section 12: Rules of agricultural, horticultural or forestry society.
- Section 13: Supplementary provisions as to rules.
- Section 14: Rules to bind members.
- Section 15: Provision of copies of rules.
- Section 16: Cancellation of registration of society.
- Section 17: Suspension of registration of society.
- Section 18: Appeal from refusal, cancellation or suspension of registration of society or rules.
- Section 19: Bodies corporate as members of society.
- Section 2: Registration of society.
- Section 20: Members under 21.
- Section 21: Advances to members.
- Section 22: Remedy for debts from members.
- Section 23: Nomination to property in society.
- Section 24: Proceedings on death of nominator.
- Section 25: Provision for intestacy.
- Section 26: Payments in respect of mentally incapable persons.
- Section 27: Validity of payment to persons apparently entitled.
- Section 28: Promissory notes and bills of exchange.
- Section 29: Contracts.
- Section 29A: Purported contracts, deeds and obligations .
- Section 29B: Common seal.
- Section 29C: Methods for execution of documents: England and Wales .
- Section 29D: Execution of documents: Scotland.
- Section 29E: Power of society to have official seal for use abroad.
- Section 29F: Effect of use of official seal .
- Section 29G: Authorisation of use of official seal .
- Section 3: Registration to effect incorporation of society with limited liability.
- Section 30: Holding of land.
- Section 31: Investments.
- Section 32: Proxy voting by societies.
- Section 33: Discharge of mortgages in England and Wales.
- Section 34: Discharge of securities in Scotland.
- Section 35: Receipt on payment of moneys secured to a society.
- Section 38: Appointment of approved auditors
- Section 39: Annual returns.
- Section 39A: Year of account (existing registrations)
- Section 39B: Year of account (new registrations)
- Section 4: Existing societies deemed to be registered.
- Section 40: Display of latest balance sheet.
- Section 41: Security by officers.
- Section 42: Duty of officers of society to account.
- Section 43: Duties of receiver or manager of society’s property.
- Section 43A: Floating charge holder not to appoint administrative receiver
- Section 44: Register of members and officers.
- Section 45: Restriction on inspection of books.
- Section 46: Inspection of books by members, etc.
- Section 47: Inspection of books by order of registrar.
- Section 49: Appointment of inspectors and calling of special meetings.
- Section 5: Name of society.
- Section 50: Amalgamation of societies.
- Section 51: Transfer of engagements between societies.
- Section 52: Conversion into, amalgamation with, or transfer of engagements to company.
- Section 53: Conversion of company into registered society.
- Section 54: Saving for rights of creditors.
- Section 55: Dissolution of society
- Section 56: Power of FCA and PRA to petition for winding up.
- Section 57: Liability of members in winding up.
- Section 58: Instrument of dissolution.
- Section 59: Restriction on dissolution or cancellation of registration of society.
- Section 5A: Status of charitable societies to appear on correspondence etc
- Section 6: Maximum shareholding in society.
- Section 60: Decision of disputes.
- Section 61: General offences by societies, etc.
- Section 62: Offences by societies to be also offences by officers, etc.
- Section 63: Continuing offences.
- Section 64: Punishment of fraud or misappropriation.
- Section 65: Penalty for falsification.
- Section 66: Institution of proceedings.
- Section 67: Recovery of costs, etc.
- Section 68: Service of process.
- Section 69: Remuneration of county court registrars.
- Section 7: Carrying on of banking by societies.
- Section 70A: Fees for inspection or copying of documents.
- Section 72: Form, delivery and evidence of documents
- Section 72A: Form etc. of electronic documents ...
- Section 74: Interpretation—general.
- Section 74A: Meaning of “electronic form”, “by electronic means” etc.
- Section 75: Channel Islands.
- Section 76: Northern Ireland societies.
- Section 77: Repeals and savings.
- Section 78: Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 7A: Capacity of society not limited by its rules .
- Section 7B: Power of committee to bind society .
- Section 7C: No duty to enquire as to capacity of society or authority of committee.
- Section 7D: Application of sections 7A and 7B to charitable societies .
- Section 7E: Transactions with committee members and other persons in excess of powers .
- Section 7F: Definitions relating to section 7E .
- Section 9: Acknowledgment of registration of rules.
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014
Part 12: Final provisions
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