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Friendly Societies Act, 1956 (Act No. 25 of 1956)

Chapter VII : General and Miscellaneous

43. Authority may require unregistered societies to furnish information

[Section 43 heading substituted by section 290, item 9 of Schedule 4, of Notice No. 853 of 2017 - effective 1 April 2018 (paragraph (h) of Notice 169 of 2018)]

 

(1) The Authority may by notice in writing require any person whom he has reason to suspect is carrying on the business of a friendly society which is not registered under this Act, to transmit to him within a period stated in such notice, a copy of the rules, if any, under which such person is operating, together with a copy of the last annual accounts recorded by such person, and such further information as the Authority may require.

 

(2) If such person fails to comply with the requirements of the Authority to his satisfaction, the Authority may, with the consent of the Minister, investigate the affairs or any part of the affairs of the said person, or appoint an inspector to hold such an investigation and to report the result of his investigation to the Authority, and the provisions of section thirty-two shall mutatis mutandis apply to every such investigation, and the Authority shall be entitled to recover from the person concerned all expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the investigation, unless such investigation shows that such person is not carrying on the business of a friendly society.

[Section 43(2) amended by section 11 of Act No. 68 of 1962]

 

(3) If it appears from enquiries made by the Authority in terms of subsection (1) or of any investigation made in terms of subsection (2), that the person concerned is carrying on the business of a friendly society, the Authority shall inform the said person accordingly and thereafter the person concerned shall be regarded as carrying on the business of a friendly society and the provisions of this Act shall apply to the said society.

[Section 43(3) substituted by section 3 of Act No. 60 of 1963]