Friendly Societies Act 1896

Friendly Societies Act 1896[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Law relating to Friendly and other Societies.
Citation59 & 60 Vict. c. 25
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent7 August 1896
Commencement1 January 1897[c]
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Relates to
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Friendly Societies Act 1896 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Friendly Societies Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 25) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended enactments relating to friendly societies in Great Britain.

As of 2025, the act remains in force for England and Wales and Scotland and is the governing legislation for friendly societies.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 107 repealed 6 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act.[2]

Citation Short title Title Extent of repeal
38 & 39 Vict. c. 60. Friendly Societies Act 1875 Friendly Societies Act, 1875 The whole act, except so far as it relates to societies to which section thirty applies and to industrial assurance companies.
46 & 47 Vict. c. 47 Provident Nominations and Small Intestacies Act 1883 The Provident Nominations and small Intestacies Act, 1883. So much as relates to registered societies.
50 & 51 Vict. c. 56 Friendly Societies Act 1887 The Friendly Societies Act, 1887. The whole act, except in section two so much as relates to section thirty of the Friendly Societies Act, 1875, and subsection two of section eight, sub-section four of section nine, and sections twelve and eighteen.
51 & 52 Vict. c. 15. National Debt (Supplemental) Act 1888 The National Debt (Supplemental) Act, 1888. Section six.
56 & 57 Vict. c. 30 Friendly Societies Act 1893 The Friendly Societies Act, 1893. The whole act.
58 & 59 Vict. c. 26 Friendly Societies Act 1895 The Friendly Societies Act, 1895. The whole act, except sections fifteen and nineteen.

Subsequent developments

The Collecting Societies and Industrial Assurance Companies Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 26), passed at the same time as the act, further consolidated enactments relating to friendly societies and industrial assurance companies in the United Kingdom.

Section 48 of the act was repealed by section 1 of, and part III of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969, which came into force on 1 January 1970.[3]

The majority of the act was repealed by section 116(4) of, and schedule 11, to the Friendly Societies Act 1974, which came into force on 1 April 1975.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 109.
  2. ↑ Section 108.
  3. ↑ Section 108.

References

  1. ↑ "Friendly Societies – Irish Legal Blog". legalblog.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Friendly Societies Act 1896", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/59-60 c. 25
  3. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1969 c. 52
  4. ↑ "Friendly Societies Act 1974", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1974 c. 46
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