Friendly Societies Acts Amendment Act of 1935 (26 Geo v No. 12) (Qld)

ROADS-SOCIETIES. 15591 PART III.- 26 GEO. V. No. 12, 1935. Friendly Societies Acts Amendment Act. TRANSFER FROM HEAVY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VEHICLES ratified, validated, and confirmed, and the Government ROAD FUND. of Queensland, and the Treasurer, and the Minister, and the Commissioner of Main Roads, and any officer of the Government are hereby indemnified against all claims and liabilities in respect of any such diversion, transfer, and payment accordingly. Any Order in Council made or purporting to be made under this section shall be judicially noticed and shall upon publication in the Gazette be read as one with this Act and have the same force and effect as if it were enacted in this Act, and no such Order in Council shall be questioned in any proceedings whatever. 11. For the purposes of this Part of this Act the Meaning of term "Minister" means the Minister as defined in *" The " te M r~ In.Ister." State Transport Act of 1932." RURAL ASSISTANCE BOARD. See PRIMARY PRODUCE (I). SOCIETIES. (1) Friendly Societies Acts Amendment Act of 1935 26 Geo. V. No. 12 (2) Indllstrial and Provident Societies Acts Amend- ment Act 0/1935 26 Geo. V. No. 13 An Act to Amend "The Friendly Societies Acts, 1913 26 N G o e . o 1 . 2 V . . to 1924," in certain particulars. THE FRIENDLY [ASSENTED TO 17TH OCTOBER, 1935.] SOCIETIES ACTS .AMENDMENT B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, ACT OF 1935. _ hy and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assemhly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. This Act may be cited as "The Friendly Short title Societies Acts Amendment Act of 1935," and shall be ~ ~ : struction. read as one with t" The Friendly Societies Acts, 1913 to 1924," herein referred to as the Principal Act. * 23 Geo. V. No. 24, 8upra, page 14406. t 4 Geo. V. No. 13, 5 Geo. V. No. 16, and 15 Geo V. No. 30, 8upra, pages 5991, 6378, and 11100.

15592 SOCIETIES. Friendly Societie1; Act1; Amendment Act. 26 GEO. V. No. 12, The Principal Act and this Act may collectively be cited as " The Friendly Societie8 Acts, 1913 to 1935." Amendments of the Principal Act. Aofms.en 2 d . ment Socie2ti.esI, n" tshecetifoonllotwwion,gadfetefirntihtieondeisfiinnisteiorntedo, f n"aFmreielynd: l-y House societies. " "House Societies "·--Societies other than friendly societies whose membership is composed of and limited to officers and employees of any body corporate or unincorporate, or company, firm, or person for the purpose of providing relief or making any payment to members of such society or dependants of members during sickness, death, or any other cause, or· such relief or payment as is prescribed by the rules of the society concerned, and which establishes funds for that purpose by means of voluntary contributions (including levies) from its members, and with or without donations." Amendment 3. (a) The following words are inserted after of B. 8. provision (vi.) of section eight, as follows : - "(vii.) House Societies." (b) The following additional prOVISO IS inserted after proviso (b), as follows : - " (bb) In respect to any house society registered under this Act, the Attorney-General may if he deems fit exempt such house society from such provisions of this Act as may be specified in the certificate of registration." Amendment 4. The following paragraph is added to section of B. 11. eleven of the Principal Act- "In respect of a house society the certificate of registration shall specify the provisions of this Act from which such society is exempt." Amendment 5. Section twenty-seven of the Principal Act is of s. 27. amended, as follows:- (i.) A new paragraph (d) is added to subsection one, as follows : - "(d) Receipts issued by a society for moneys paid to it in respect of any loan made by the society or rent due to the society."

SOCIETIES. 15593 1935. Friendly Societies Acts Amendment Act. (ii.) The following new subsection is inserted, after subsection two, as follows :- " (2A.) Where any mortgage or other security is assigned by a branch of a society to the central body thereof, no stamp duty shall be charged or paid in respect of such assignment, and moreover no fees under *" The Real Property Acts, 1861 to 1932," shall be charged or paid in respect of the registration of any such assignment." 6. Section twenty-eight of the Principal Act is Amendment amended by repealing, in proviso (a) of the said section, of s. 28. the words "but exceeding three years." 7. Section fifty of the Principal Act is amended, as Amendment follows :_ of s.tf5o. After the words "friendly society or branch" the words" or house society" are inserted. 8. After section fifty of the Principal Act the New s. 50A. following new section is inserted, namely : - "[50A.] Notwithstanding anything contained in this Further Act, any certificate of exemption granted under sectionprovi~ ons fifty of this Act to any friendly society or branch or to ~ : ~ : ~ C~ ~ SOf any house society, and whether granted before, on, or exemptiOn. after the passing of t" The Friendly Societies Acts Amendment Act of 1935," may at any time after the passing of such lastmentioned Act be revoked: Provided that at any time after the passing oft" The Friendly Societies Acts Amendment Act of 1935" any friendly society or branch or house society may, and notwithstanding that it holds a certificate of exemption under section fifty of this Act, apply for registration under this Act, and the provisions of this Act shall apply and extend accordingly: Provided further, that any certificate of exemption under section fifty of this Act granted to any house society may be granted subject, however, to the observance by such house society of such terms, provisions, conditions, and stipulations as the Attorney- General may impose either generally or in any particular case." * 25 Vie. No. 14 and amending Acts, supra, pages 2984 et seq. t This Act.