Collecting Societies and Industrial Assurance Companies Act 1896
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Enactments relating to Friendly Societies and Industrial Assurance Companies which receive Contributions and Premiums by means of Collectors. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 59 & 60 Vict. c. 26 |
| Introduced by | Robert William Hanbury MP (Commons) |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 August 1896 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1897[c] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1924 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Industrial Assurance Act 1923 |
Status: Repealed | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Collecting Societies and Industrial Assurance Companies Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 26) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to friendly societies and industrial assurance companies in the United Kingdom.
Passage
[edit]Leave to bring in the Collecting Societies Bill to the House of Commons was granted to Robert William Hanbury MP and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Michael Hicks Beach on 8 June 1896.[1] The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 8 June 1896, presented by Robert William Hanbury MP.[1] The bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 24 June 1896 and was committed to the Joint Committee on Statute Law Revision Bills, &c.,[1] which reported on 16 July 1896, with amendments.[1] The amended bill was re-committed to a committee of the whole house,[1] which met and reported on 23 July 1896, without amendments. The bill had its third reading in the House of Commons on 23 July 1896 and passed, without amendments.[1]
The bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 24 July 1896.[2] The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 27 July 1896 and was committed to a committee of the whole house,[2] which met and reported on 28 July 1896, with amendments.[2] The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 30 July 1896 and passed, without amendments.[2]
The bill was granted royal assent on 7 August 1896.[2]
Provisions
[edit]Repealed enactments
[edit]Section 18 of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[3]
| Citation | Short Title | Title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 & 39 Vict. c. 60 | Friendly Societies Act 1875 | The Friendly Societies Act, 1875. | The whole Act so far as it is unrepealed. |
| 50 & 51 Vict. c. 56 | Friendly Societies Act 1887 | The Friendly Societies Act, 1887. | The whole Act so far as it is unrepealed. |
| 52 & 53 Vict. c. 22 | Friendly Societies Act 1889 | The Friendly Societies Act, 1889. | The whole Act. |
| 58 & 59 Vict. c. 26 | Friendly Societies Act 1895 | The Friendly Societies Act, 1895. | The whole Act so far as it is unrepealed. |
Legacy
[edit]The whole act was repealed by the Industrial Assurance Act 1923 (13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 8). The act was described as a Consolidation Act.[4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Commons, Great Britain House of (1896). The Journals of the House of Commons (PDF). Vol. 151. pp. 266, 274, 285, 302, 366, 376, 380, 386, 407, 424.
- ^ a b c d e Lords, Great Britain Parliament House of (1896). The Journals of the House of Lords. Vol. 128. H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 344, 345, 349, 354, 358, 381, 469.
- ^ Great Britain (1866). Public general acts. Vol. 33. London, H.M. Stationery Office.
- ^ The Law Journal. Vol. 28. E.B. Ince. 1890. p. 413.