16HModification of section 34

#### 16H Modification of section 34 Section 34 has effect in relation to a friendly society as if subsections (2), (3) and (4) were omitted and the following subsections were substituted: (2) Assets or investments obtained by the application of assets (other than money) of an approved benefit fund are themselves assets of the fund. If an investment is a joint investment (see subsection (4A)), the asset is an asset of each of the contributing funds in proportion to their respective contributions. (3) Subject to subsections (4) and (4A), a friendly society must keep assets of an approved benefit fund distinct and separate from assets of other approved benefit funds and from all other money, assets or investments of the friendly society. (4) A friendly society may maintain a single bank account for money that constitutes assets of 2 or more approved benefit funds if the account is maintained in accordance with the prudential standards. (4A) A friendly society may invest assets of 2 or more approved benefit funds in a single investment if: (a) the approved benefit fund rules of each of those funds provide for the assets of the fund to be invested together with the assets of the other fund or funds; and (b) the investment complies with the applicable requirements (if any) in the prudential standards relating to assets of one fund being invested together with assets of another fund or funds. The investment is referred to as a joint investment, each of the funds is referred to as a contributing fund and the assets of a fund that are invested in the investment are referred to as the fund’s contribution.