Friendly Societies Act 1855

Friendly Societies Act 1855
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Friendly Societies.
Citation18 & 19 Vict. c. 63
Introduced byThomas Sotheron MP (Commons)
Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman (Lords)
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent23 July 1855
Commencement1 August 1855
Repealed1 January 1876
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Repealed byFriendly Societies Act 1875
Relates to
Status: Repealed
History of passage through Parliament
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Friendly Societies Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 63) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended enactments relating to friendly societies in the United Kingdom.