Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908

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Reprint as at 7 July 2010

Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908

Public Act1908 No 81
Date of assent4 August 1908
Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.

This Act is administered in the Ministry of Commerce

Contents

Title

1 Short Title, etc

2 Interpretation

3 Existing societies

3A Registrar of Industrial and Provident Societies

3B Deputy Registrar of Industrial and Provident Societies

3C District and Assistant Registrars of Industrial and Provident Societies

3D Registers to be kept

4 Societies which may be registered

5 Registry of societies

5A Change of name

6 Cancelling and suspension of registry

7 Rules and amendments

8 Duties and obligations of societies

9 Privileges of societies

10 Property and funds of societies

10A Power to compromise with creditors and members

10B Information as to compromises with creditors and members

11 Officers in receipt or charge of money

12 Disputes

13 Inspection of affairs

13A Powers of inspection of Registrar

13AA Registrar may refuse to disclose information relating to inspection

13B Appeals from decisions of Registrar

13BA Appeals against decisions under section 13AA

14 Special resolutions

14A Action that may be taken by special resolution

14B Consequential provisions

15 Dissolution of societies

16 Penalties

17 Where proceedings may be taken

18 Procedure on application to District Court

19 Appointment of auditors

20 Fees

21 Payment of salaries and expenses [Repealed]

22 Regulations to be made for carrying out this Act

23 Evidence of documents

23A Legal professional privilege not affected

24 Section 8(2) of Friendly Societies Act to apply [Repealed]

25 Revising Barristers [Repealed]

Schedule 1
Enactments consolidated

Schedule 2
Matters to be provided for by the rules of societies registered under this Act

Schedule 3

Schedule 4

Reprint notes

An Act to consolidate certain enactments of the General Assembly relating to industrial and provident societies