Friendly Societies Act 1850

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Friendly Societies Act 1850 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Friendly Societies.
Citation 13 & 14 Vict. c. 115
Territorial extent  United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent 15 August 1850
Commencement 15 August 1850 [b]
Expired15 August 1851 [b]
Repealed1 August 1855
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Repealed by Friendly Societies Act 1855
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Friendly Societies Act 1850 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Friendly Societies Act 1850 [a] (13 & 14 Vict. c. 115) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended enactments relating to friendly societies in the United Kingdom. [1]

Contents

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 1 of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in that section, except for any benefit building societies established by the Benefit Building Societies Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 32). [2]

CitationShort titleDescriptionExtent of repeal
10 Geo. 4. c. 56 Friendly Societies Act 1829 An Act passed in the Tenth Year of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled AnAct to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to FriendlyThe whole act.
2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 37 Friendly Societies Act 1832 An Act passed in the Second Year of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled An Act to amend an Act of the Tenth Year ofHis late Majesty KingGeorge the Fourth, by extending the Time within which pre-existing Societies must conform to the Provisions of that Act.The whole act.
4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 40 Friendly Societies Act 1834 An Act passed in the Fourth and Fifth Years of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled An Act to amend an Act of the Tenth Year of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Friendly Societies.The whole act.
3 & 4 Vict. c. 73 Friendly Societies Act 1840 An Act passed in the Session of Parliament held in the Third and Fourth Years of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to explain and amend the Acts relating to Friendly Societies.The whole act.
9 & 10 Vict. c. 27 Friendly Societies Act 1846 An Act passed in the Session of Parliament held in the Ninth and Tenth Years of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to amend the Laws relating to Friendly Societies.The whole act.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Friendly Societies Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 63).

The acts repealed by the act were again repealed by the Friendly Societies Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 63), which extended to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Notes

  1. 1 2 The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. 1 2 Section 51.

References

  1. ↑ "What were friendly societies?". Who Do You Think You Are Magazine. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Britain, Great (1850). The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Passed in the ... [1807-69]. Vol. 90. His Majesty's statute and law Printers. pp. 802–823.
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