Friendly Societies Amendment Act 1986 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES

AMENDMENT ACT

No. 61 of 1986

AN ACT to amend the Friendly Societies Act 1894.

[Assented to 26 November 1986.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the

advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Friendly Societies Amendment Act

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Commencement

2.     This Act shall come into operation on such day as is fixed by

proclamation.

Principal Act

3. In this Act the Friendly Societies Act 1894* is referred to as the

principal Act.

[*Reprinted as authorised 5 August 1974 and amended by Acts Nos. 39

of 1975 and 23 of 1983.1

Section 7 amended

4.     Section 7 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (2) by

deleting "$25 000" and substituting the following-

" the prescribed amount ".

Section 36 amended

5.    Section 36 of the principal Act is amended by deleting "six

thousand dollars" and substituting the following-

" the amount prescribed under section 7 (2) ".

Section 47 amended

6.     Section 47 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by

inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraph-

" (da) Prescribing upon the recommendation of the Registrar and with the approval of the Treasurer the prescribed amount under section 7 (2). ".