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chief registrar, or to the assistant registrar in Scotland or
Ireland, who shall, with the consent of the Treasury, either
by himself or by any other registrar, hear and determine
such dispute, and shall have power to order the expenses of
determining the same to be paid either out of the funds of
the society or by such parties to the dispute as he shall
think fit, and such determination and order shall have the
same effect and be enforceable in like manner as a decision
made in the manner directed by the rules of the society.
(3.) Chief registrar may administer oaths, Ac.—'The chief
or other registrar to whom any dispute is referred may
administer oaths, and may require the attendance of all
parties concerned and of witnesses, and the production of
all books and documents relating to the matter in ques
tion ; and any person refusing to attend, or to produce any
documents, or to give evidence before such chief or other
registrar, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
(4.) Reference to justices.—Where the rules of a society
direct that disputes shall be referred to justices, the dispute
shall be determined by a court of summary jurisdictions.
Provided that in every case of dispute cognizable under
the rules of a society by a court of summary jurisdiction, it
shall be lawful for the parties thereto to enter into a con
sent referring such dispute to the county court, which may
hear and determine the matter in dispute.
(5.) Application to county courts, Ac.—Where the rules
contain no direction as to disputes, or where no decision is
made on a dispute within forty days after application to
the society for a reference under its rules, the member or
person aggrieved may apply either to the county court, or
to a court of summary jurisdiction, which may hear and
determine the matter in dispute.
(6.) Case for opinion of supreme court, Ac.—The court,
chief, or other registrar, may, at the request of either party
state a case for the opinion in England of the Supreme
Court of Judicature, in Scotland of either division of the
