Friendly Society

Termination

Cancellation
The Registrar can cancel the registration of a society

if he thinks fit at the request of the society or, with the approval of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation;
on proof to his satisfaction that registration was obtained by fraud or mistake;
that the society exists for an unlawful purpose or has, after notice from the Registrar, violated any provisions of the Acts.

This latter provision has been used by the Registrar in recent years to cancel the registration of societies which had failed to furnish annual returns, despite repeated reminders.

A society seeking to have its registration cancelled should apply to the Registry for the appropriate forms.

Dissolution
Another method of dissolution is by means of an instrument of dissolution with the consent and signatures of three fourths of the members in the case of societies other than friendly societies and of five sixths of the value of members in the case of friendly societies. The appropriate forms can be obtained on application to the Registry.

Link to Forms Page

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