31Transfer or amalgamation to be confirmed by Secretary

#### 31 Transfer or amalgamation to be confirmed by Secretary 31 Transfer or amalgamation to be confirmed by Secretary > > (1) The contributory funeral benefit business of any funeral contribution fund shall not, either in whole or in part, be transferred to, or be amalgamated with the contributory funeral benefit business of, any other funeral contribution fund except in pursuance of— > > > > > (a) a scheme confirmed by the Secretary in accordance with section 32, or > > > > > (b) a direction of the Secretary in accordance with section 33. > > > (2) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to guidelines to be used by the Secretary in deciding whether to confirm or refuse to confirm a scheme in accordance with section 32. > > **s 31:** Am 2003 No 61, Sch 1 \[25\].