Clause 3 - Formalities of Carrying on Societies' Business
Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill
3:15 pm
Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion, Plaid Cymru)
New clause 4(2) would insert a new subsection in section 76 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965, which would state:
''the reference to a registered society includes a reference to a society registered under the law for the time being in force in Northern Ireland''.
However, clause 6, which refers to short title, commencement and extent, states that the Bill does not extend to Northern Ireland. Why insert a new clause into the 1965 Act by means of a Bill that does not extend to Northern Ireland? There may be a good reason for it, but it does not seem to marry with my reading of the proposals.