mutual benefit society "mutual benefit society" means any society which by its objects and rules either as the principal object or as an ancillary object makes provisions by voluntary subscriptions of the members thereof or subscribers thereto with or without the aid of donations for- (a) the relief or maintenance of the members or subscribers, their husbands, wives, children, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces or wards, during sickness or other infirmity, whether bodily or mental, in old age or in widowhood or for the relief or maintenance of the orphan children of members or subscribers during minority; or (b) the payment of money on the birth of a member's or subscriber's child or on the death of a member or subscriber or of the child, husband, wife, parent or grandparent of a member or subscriber or on the death of any other person or for the funeral expenses of the member or subscriber or of the child, husband, or wife of a member or subscriber or of the widow of a deceased member or subscriber; or (c) the relief or maintenance of the members or subscribers when unemployed or when in distressed circumstances; ACT 335 - SOCIETIES ACT 1966 (REVISED 1987) 2. Interpretation.