The Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict. c. 87) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended the law relating to industrial and provident societies.
It was repealed by the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 45).
Background
The first legislation basis for industrial and provident societies was provided for by the Industrial and Provident Societies Partnership Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict. c. 31). This legislation was subsequently amended by the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 25) and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 40) to improve legal proceedings concerning societies formed under the act.
Passage
Leave to bring in the Industrial and Provident Societies Bill to the House of Commons was granted to T. H. S. Sotheron-Estcourt and Robert Aglionby Slaney on 1 April 1862. The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 1 April 1862, presented by T. H. S. Sotheron-Estcourt .[1] The bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 30 April 1862 and was committed to a committee of the whole house,[1] which met and reported on 30 May 1862, with amendments.[1] The amended bill was re-committed to a committee of the whole house,[1] which met and reported on 14 June 1862, with amendments.[1] The amended bill was considered on 21 June 1862, with amendments and had its third reading in the House of Commons on 24 June 1862 and passed, without amendments.[1]
The bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 26 June 1862.[2] The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 15 July 1862 and was committed to a committee of the whole house,[2] which met and reported on 18 July 1862, with amendments.[2] The amended bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 22 July 1862 and passed, with amendments.[2]
The amended bill was considered and agreed to by the House of Commons on 29 July 1862.[1]
The bill was granted royal assent on 7 August 1862.[2]
Provisions
Repealed acts
Section 1 of the act repealed 3 enactments, listed in the preamble to the act.[3]
Section 2 of the act provided that all societies incorporated under the Industrial and Provident Societies Partnership Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict. c. 31) would be able to obtain a new certificate of incorporation from the Registrar of Friendly Societies without a fee.
Legacy
The whole act was repealed by the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 45).
References
- Great Britain House of Commons. The Journals of the House of Commons 1862^
- Great Britain Parliament House of Lords. The Journals of the House of Lords H.M. Stationery Office, 1862^
- A Collection of the Public General Statutes: 1862 1862^