CHAPTER 66. An Act to amend the Friendly Societies Act, 1875, with reference to certain societies now subject to the provisions of section thirty of that Act. [24th December 1888.] BE it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 38 & 39 Vict. 1. Where any friendly society, by reason of its being constituted Exemption so as to receive contributions by means of collectors at a greater from provisions distance than ten miles from its registered office, is subject to the the Friendly provisions of section thirty of the Friendly Societies Act, 1875, Societies herein-after called the principal Act, the chief registrar of friendly Act, 1875, societies, on being satisfied that the society has been so constituted c. 60 in cersolely on bonâ fide grounds of advantage or convenience to the tain cases. members thereof, may, on the application of the society, grant to such society a certificate of exemption from the provisions of the said section of the principal Act. Such certificate shall be subject to revocation by the chief registrar, but shall remain in force until revoked by him, and until notice of such revocation shall have been transmitted to and received by the society affected thereby, and so long as the certificate is in force the society shall be subject to all the provisions and entitled to all the privileges of the Friendly Societies Acts, as if it were a society within the definitions of section eight of the principal Act not receiving contributions by means of collectors at a greater distance than ten miles from the registered office. 2. This Act shall be construed as one with the principal Act Construction and the Friendly Societies Act, 1887, and may be cited together and short title. with them as the Friendly Societies Acts, and separately as the Friendly Societies Act, 1888. CONTENTS. 1. TABLE OF THE TITLES OF THE LOCAL AND PRIVATE ACTS PASSED DURING THE SESSION. 2. LIST OF THE LOCAL AND PRIVATE ACTS, ARRANGED IN CLASSES. 3. TABLES SHOWING THE EFFECT OF THE YEAR'S LEGISLA TION. 4. INDEX TO THE PUBLIC GENERAL STATUTES. 553 TABLE OF The TITLES of the LOCAL and PRIVATE ACTS passed during the Session. LOCAL ACTS. The Titles to which the Letter P. is prefixed are Public Acts of a Local Character. i. A IN Act to confer further powers upon the Fylde Waterworks Company. ii. An Act to amend Lloyd's Act, 1871. iii. An Act to extend the time for purchasing Lands and completing the Railways and Works authorised by the Columbia Market Act, 1885. iv. An Act for the abandonment of the Billinghay and Metheringham (Light) Railway. v. An Act for conferring additional powers on the South Indian Railway Company and for other purposes. vi. An Act to confer further powers on the Company of Proprietors of the Kent Waterworks. vii. An Act for the Reduction of the nominal Capital of the Assam Company and to enable the Company to raise Money by Mortgage. viii. An Act for the abandonment of the Isle of Axholme Railway. ix. An Act to make further provisions with respect to the Superannuation Fund for the Police of the three divisions or parts of Lindsey Kesteven and Holland in the county of Lincoln. X. An Act for the abandonment of the Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway. xi. An Act to authorise the Construction by the Corporation of Blackburn of new Tramways a new Street and Street Improvements and to extend the Time for Construction of the authorised Tramways and for the Abandonment of a portion of the authorised Tramways and for other purposes connected with the Tramways Undertaking of the Corporation of Blackburn. xii. An Act to authorise the construction of additional Works and to extend the time for completing certain authorised Works at Newhaven Harbour. |