• Friendly Societies Act, 1956 (Act No. 25 of 1996)
    • Act
    • Chapter I : Administration and Application and Interpretation of Terms
      • 1. Definitions
      • 1A. Relationship between Act and Financial Sector Regulation Act
      • 1B. Regulatory instruments
      • 2. Objects for which friendly societies may be established
      • 3. Application of Act
      • 4. [Repealed] Authority and Deputy Registrar of Friendly Societies
      • 4A. [Repealed]
    • Chapter II : Registration and Incorporation
      • 5. Registration of friendly societies
      • 6. Societies not to be registered under idential or similar names
      • 7. Effect of registration of friendly society
      • 8. Allocation of assets and liabilities between friendly society and other associated business
    • Chapter III : Administration and Powers of Registered Societies
      • 9. Registered office
      • 10. Principal officer
      • 11. Appointment, powers and duties of auditor
      • 12. Business which may be carried on
      • 13. Matters to be included in rules
      • 14. Amendment of rules
      • 15. Binding force of rules
      • 16. Membership of minors
      • 17. Membership of married women
      • 18. Payment of benefits to nominees
      • 19. Restriction of payments on death of children under fourteen years of age
      • 20. Investments
      • 21. Amalgamations and transfers
    • Chapter IV : Documents to be Deposited with Authority
      • 22. Accounts
      • 22A. Authority may order submission of accounts and other documents in connection with control and administration of societies
      • 23. Valuations by a valuator in respect of business subject to actuarial scrutiny
      • 24. Statement of liabilities
      • 25. Statement of assets
      • 26. Requirements in regard to documents to be deposited with Authority 
      • 27. Authority may reject returns
      • 28. Authority may require additional particulars in case of certain applications and returns
      • 29. Inspection of documents
      • 30. Effect of Authority's certificate on documents
    • Chapter V : Enquiries and Investigations, Applications to Court, Cancellation or Suspension of Registration and Dissolution of Societies
      • 31. Enquiries
      • 32. [Repealed] Powers of inspection
      • 33. Applications to court
      • 34. Judicial management
      • 35. Winding-up by the court
      • 36. Cancellation or suspension of registration
      • 37. Voluntary or automatic dissolution of society
      • 38. Special provisions relating to liquidation of societies
      • 38A. Application for approval for conversion of society into company
      • 38B. Incorporation as company
      • 38C. Effects of conversion of friendly society into company
    • Chapter VI : Special Provisions Applicable to Affiliated Friendly Societies
      • 39. Definitions
      • 40. Special provisions applicable to affiliated societies and central societies
      • 41. Secessions and expulsions of affiliated societies
    • Chapter VII : General and Miscellaneous
      • 42. Carrying on business of unregistered friendly society and use of designation "friendly society"
      • 43. Authority may require unregistered societies to furnish information
      • 43A. Authority may impose limit on expenses of management and prescribe basis for calculation thereof
      • 44. [Repealed] Authority may extend certain periods
      • 45. [Repealed] Annual report by Authority
      • 46. Right to obtain copies of or to inspect documents
      • 47. Regulations
      • 48. Penalties
      • 48A. Protection of moneys due on retirement of member
      • 48B. Protection of moneys due on death of member
      • 49. Exemption from Act 57 of 1988
      • 50. [Repealed]
      • 51. Repeal of laws
      • 52. [Repealed]
      • 53. Short title and commencement
  • Regulations
    • Notice No. R. 479 of 1966
    • Part I : Manner in which and Time within which Appeals to the Minister are to be Prosecuted under Section Four
    • Part II : Documents and Particulars to be Furnished when Applying for Registration under Section Five
    • Part III : Financial Statements, Reports and Statistics to be Furnished by Registered Societies
    • Part IV : Signing of Documents
    • Part V : Auditors
    • Part VI : Principal Officer
    • Part VII : General
      • Annexure to Regulation 29
    • Schedules
      • First Schedule
        • Statement A
        • Statement B
        • Statement C
        • Statement D
        • Statement E
        • Statement F
        • Statement G
        • Statement H
        • Statement I
        • Statement J
        • Statement K
      • Second Schedule
        • Amendment of Prescribed Fees