
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Friendly Societies (Sickness Payments) Regulations 1983 and shall come into effect on 23rd March 1983.
2 

(a) “Registered friendly society” in these Regulations has the same meaning as in the Friendly Societies Act 1974;and
(b) “the Contributions Regulations” in these Regulations means the Social Security (Contributions) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 1983.
3 
Where the effect of regulation 2 of the Contributions Regulations is to require a registered friendly society to amend its rules in relation to the manner in which sickness payments are to be made, the society may amend its rules to the extent so required by resolution of its committee of management, passed not later than 6th July 1983.
4 
Any such amendment shall take effect on the date on which the Contributions Regulations come into operation or on the day following the date on which the amending resolution is passed, whichever is the later, and shall thereupon be valid notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the rules of the society or in the Friendly Societies Act 1974. Written notice of any such amendment shall be sent by the Secretary of the society to the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies for registration within fourteen days of the coming into effect of the Amendment. The Chief Registrar shall issue to the society, in respect of that amendment, an acknowledgment of registration which shall be conclusive evidence that the amendment is duly registered.
J. M. Bridgeman
Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies
15th March 1983