86
38 & 39 Vict. Cap. CO, s. 22.
such copy on the outer door of the same ; but in all cases
where the said summons, writ, process, or other proceeding
shall not be served by means of such personal service or by
leaving a true copy thereof at the registered office of the
society, a copy thereof shall be transmitted addressed to the
committee of management at the registered office of the
society, and the same shall be enclosed in a registered letter
posted at least six days before any further step shall be
taken on such summons, writ, process, or other proceed
ing (a)
22. Disputes.—Every dispute between a member or per
son claiming through a member or under the rules of a
registered society [or branch], and the society [or branch] or
an officer thereof, shall be decided in manner directed by
the rules of the r society [or branch], and the decision so
made shall be binding and conclusive on all parties without
appeal, and shall not be removable into any court of law or
restrainable by injunction ; and application for the enforce-
mement thereof may be made to the county court (&).
Provided as follows :—
(a.) The parties to a dispute in a society [or branch] may,
by consent (unless the rules of such society [or
branch] expressly forbid it), refer such dispute to
the chief registrar, or to the assistant registrar in
Ireland or Scotland, 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 determin
ing the same to be paid either out of the funds of
the society [or branch] or by such parties to the
dispute as he shall think fit, and such determina
tion and order shall have the same effect and be
enforceable in like manner as a decision made in
(a) See note (d), p. 85, ante.
\h) See 18 & 19 Vict. c. 63, ss. 40, 41, and note F, Ap
pendix.