Unit: Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies

Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies

Friday 7th of August 1896 - still active

Statutory footing can be traced back to the Friendly Societies Act 1896, adapted and modified by the Registrar of Friendly Societies (Adaptation Order) 1926. Also performs functions of the Registrar of Companies

From date: 1896-08-07
To date:
Source: McGauran et al. 2005; some information on www.cro.ie; Friendly Socities Act 1896 to 1977; Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 to 1978; Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990
Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Statutory non-departmental body
- Source: Friendly Socities Act 1896 to 1977; Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 to 1978; Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990
- From date: 1896-08-07
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Regulatory (over public and private sectors)
- Source: Friendly Socities Act 1896 to 1977; Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 to 1978; Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990; www.cro.ie
- From date: 1896-08-07
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: General Public Services
- Source: Friendly Socities Act 1896 to 1977; Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 to 1978; Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990
- From date: 1896-08-07
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Finance
- Source: No. 12/1926: THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (RE-DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SERVICES) ORDER, 1926; Legal Reference Guide 2006--Departments of State
- Description: transferred from Department of Finance to the Department of Industry and Commerce
- From date: 1924-01-01
- To date: 1926-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Industry and Commerce (I)
- Source: No. 12/1926: THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (RE-DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SERVICES) ORDER, 1926; Registry of Friendly Societies Act, 1936
- Description: Transferred from Finance to Industry and Commerce in 1926
- From date: 1926-01-01
- To date: 1977-09-22
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy
- Source: S.I. No. 306/1977; S.I. No. 10/1980.
- From date: 1977-09-23
- To date: 1980-01-22
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism
- Source: S.I. No. 10/1980; S.I. No. 290 of 1981
- From date: 1980-01-23
- To date: 1981-08-20
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism
- Source: S.I. No. 290/1981; S.I. No. 384/1983
- From date: 1981-08-21
- To date: 1983-12-16
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism
- Source: S.I. No. 384/1983; S.I. No. 41/1986
- From date: 1983-12-17
- To date: 1986-02-19
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Industry and Commerce (II)
- Source: S.I. No. 41/1986; S.I. No. 19/1993
- From date: 1986-02-19
- To date: 1993-01-19
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Enterprise and Employment
- Source: S.I. No. 19/1993; S.I. No. 305/1997
- From date: 1993-01-20
- To date: 1997-07-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (I)
- Source: S.I. No. 305/1997; S.I. No. 143/2002; http://www.entemp.ie/; Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2010-05-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Source: http://www.entemp.ie/; Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010; S.I. No. 245/2011
- From date: 2010-05-02
- To date: 2011-06-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Source: S.I. No. 245/2011; S.I. No. 364/2017
- From date: 2011-06-02
- To date: 2017-09-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Ministry of Finance
- Source: First Part of the Schedule to the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (No. 16 of 1924)
- From date: 1922-04-01
- To date: 1924-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Cofog: general services
- Source: Friendly Socities Act 1896 to 1977; Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 to 1978; Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990
- From date: 1896-08-07
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Ombudsman Act 1980
- Description: is subject to Ombudsman review under the Ombudsman Act 1980
- From date: 1980-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Disability Act 2005
- Description: is subject to Ombudsman review under the Disability Act 2005
- From date: 2005-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1936/act/51/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1977/act/17/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1896/act/25/enacted/en/html
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1926/si/43/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
Friendly Societies Act 1896	1896-08-07		Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies

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Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies