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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 67

Regulations under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, amended.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this second day of June, 1919.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the Friendly Societies Act, 1909 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby amend in the manner hereinafter set forth the regulations made under the said Act on the fourteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and published in the Gazette of the twenty-first day of the same month.

REGULATION.

THE forms numbered 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 in the Schedule to the regulations hereinbefore referred to are hereby revoked, and the forms numbered 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 in the Schedule hereto are respectively substituted therefor.

SCHEDULE.

For Societies.] [Form No. 1.

New Zealand.

Friendly Societies Act, 1909.

APPLICATION TO REGISTER A SOCIETY.

Name of society:

To the Registrar of Friendly Societies.

APPLICATION to register a society under the above-mentioned Act, under the name of , is made by the eight persons whose names are subscribed at the foot hereof.

1. The society is a friendly society [or benevolent society, or workingmen’s club, as the case may be].

*The society is one having branches.

*If this is not the case, a line should be drawn through this statement.

2. The name of the society is provided for in rule No.

3. The whole of the objects for which the society is to be established, and the purposes for which the funds thereof shall be applicable, are provided for in rules Nos.

4. The terms of admission of members, the conditions under which any member may become entitled to any benefit assured, the fines and forfeitures to be imposed on any member, and the consequences of non-payment of any subscription or fine, are provided for in rules Nos.

5. The mode of holding meetings and right of voting, of giving notice (when required) of the business to be transacted at any meeting, and the manner of making, altering, or rescinding rules, are provided for in rules Nos.

6. The appointment and removal of a committee of management, by the name of , of a treasurer, secretary, and other officers, and of trustees and their number, are provided for in rules Nos.

7. The sending to the Registrar notice of every appointment of a new trustee, and of any change of the registered office of the society, within fourteen days, are provided for in rule No.

8. †The composition and power of the central body, and the conditions under which a branch may secede from the society, are provided for in rules Nos.

† If the society is not one with branches, a line should be drawn through this statement.

9. The investment of the funds, the keeping of the accounts, and the audit of the same once a year at least, are provided for in rules Nos.

10. Annual returns to the Registrar of the income and expenditure, funds and effects, and number and particulars of members of the society, are provided for in rules Nos.

11. The inspection of the books of the society by every person having an interest in the funds of the society (except as in the said Act is mentioned) is provided for in rule No.

12. The furnishing for the inspection of, or supplying gratuitously, any member or person interested, on demand, a copy of the last annual return or other authorized document, and the keeping of a copy of the last annual return, with a copy of the auditor’s report (if any) and of the last actuarial valuation, always exhibited at the registered office, are provided for in rule No.

13. The manner in which disputes shall be settled is provided for in rule No.

14. ‡Provision is made for satisfying, before any division takes place, all claims on the society existing at the time of division, in rule No.

‡ If the society does not divide its funds, a line should be drawn through this statement.

15. The keeping separate accounts of all moneys received or paid on account of every particular fund or benefit assured for which a separate table of contributions payable has been adopted, and the establishment of a separate fund for the payment of all expenses of management, §and of all expenses on account of medical and surgical attendance, including medicine and medical and surgical requisites, and the keeping of separate accounts of such expenses and of all contributions on account thereof, are provided for in rules Nos.

§ If the society does not grant a medical-attendance benefit, the words in italics should be omitted.

16. Annual returns to the Registrar of the sickness and mortality of the society are provided for in rules Nos.

17. Provision for furnishing returns for a valuation, once at least in every five years, of the assets and liabilities of the society, including the estimated risks and contributions, is provided for in rule No.

18. ||Provision for the voluntary dissolution of the society by consent of not less than five-sixths in value of the members, and of every person for the time being entitled to any benefit from the funds of the society, unless his claim is first satisfied or adequately provided for, is made in rule No.

|| If the society is not a friendly society, the word “three-fourths” to be substituted for the words “five-sixths in value.”

19. The right of one-fifth of the total number of members, ¶or of 100 members if the society have 500 and not exceeding 10,000, or of 500 members if the society have more than 10,000, to apply to the Registrar for an investigation of the affairs of the society, with a view to the dissolution thereof, and for the appointment of one or more inspectors, or to call a special meeting of the society, is provided for in rules Nos.

¶ If the number of members is limited to be less than 500 or less than 10,000 members, the words in italics relating to both or the latter of such cases should be omitted.

20. If the society pays money on death, the right of a member to nominate, and the production of certificates of death, are provided for in rules Nos.

With this application are sent—

(a.) Two printed [or written] copies of the rules signed by each of the applicants:

(b.) A list of the names in full of the secretary and of every trustee or other officer authorized to sue and be sued on behalf of the society:

(c.) A statement giving the address and place of the registered office of the society, in terms of section 12 of the Friendly Societies Act:

(d.) **A list of every branch, and of the place where the registered office is situated, and of the trustees or officers (if any) authorized to sue and be sued on behalf of each branch respectively:

** A line should be drawn through (d) and (e) if the society is not one having branches.

(e.) Two copies of the branch rules which are, or are not, intended to be identical.

(Signed) 1 , Member.
2 , "
3 , "
4 , "
5 , "
6 , "
7 , "
8 , Secretary.

Registered office:

Date: day of , 19 .

[If the society intends to avail itself of section 49 (2) of the Act as to investment of funds, section 50 (1) as to the holding of land, or section 55 as to loans to members, rules for such purposes must be made; and it should be stated in what rules this has been done.]

For Branches.] [Form No. 2.

New Zealand.

Friendly Societies Act, 1909.

NOTICE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF A BRANCH AND APPLICATION FOR REGISTRY.

Name of society:

Register No.

To the Registrar of Friendly Societies.

A BRANCH of the above-named society has been established at , and is to be called .

1. Application to register that branch is made by the five persons whose names are subscribed at the foot hereof.

2. The matters required to be set forth in branch rules are provided for in the manner shown hereunder. The name of the branch is provided for in rule No.