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38  &  39  Vict.  Cap.  60,  ss.  9,  10.

9.  Limited  application  of  Act.—Tlie  Treasury  may  limit
the  application  of  this  Act,  as  respects  specially  authorized
societies,  to  such  of  the  provisions  herein  contained  as
may  be  specified  in  the  authority  for  registering  any  such
society  (a).
JSL  ,  The  registry  office.—With  respect  to  the  registry  office,
the  following  provisions  shall  have  effect  :—
(1.)  The  chief  and  assistant  registrars.—  There  shall  he  a
chief  registrar  of  friendly  societies  (herein  termed  “the
chief  registrar”),  and  one  or  more  assistant  registrars  of
friendly  societies  for  England  (herein  termed  “assistant
registrars  for  England”),  and  such  chief  registrar  and
assistant  registrars  for  England  shall  constitute  the  central
office  after  mentioned.  There  shall  he  an  assistant  registrar ­
  of  friendly  societies  for  Scotland  (herein  termed
“  assistant  registrar  for  Scotland”),  and  an  assistant  registrar ­
  of  friendly  societies  for  Ireland  (herein  termed
“  assistant  registrar  for  Ireland  ”)  (b).
(2.)  Chief  and  assistant  registrars  to  hold  office  during
pleasure.—Every  chief  registrar  and  assistant  registrar  shall
b  e  appointed  by  and  shall  hold  his  office  during  the  pleasure
of  the  Treasury  (c).
(3.)  Qualification  of  chief  and  assistant  registrars.—Every
chief  registrar  shall  he  a  barrister  of  not  less  than  twelve
years’  standing,  and  one  at  least  of  the  assistant  registrars,
for  England,  and  every  assistant  registrar  for  Ireland  shall
he  a  barrister  or  solicitor  of  not  less  than  seven  years’  standinstead

  of  being  exceptionally  provided  for  as  formerly  under
18  &  19  Vict.  c.  63,  s.  11,  and  their  rules  certified  as  “  not  repugnant ­
  to  law.”
(a)  This  provision  is  new.  See  p.  27,  ante.  A  society,  not
having  any  of  the  objects  previously  set  forth  in  the  section,
desiring  to  be  registered  under  the  Act,  should  address  an  application ­
  on  foolscap  paper  to  “  the  Lords  of  the  Treasury,  Whitehall,” ­
  stating  fully  and  clearly  the  objects  of  the  society,  and
send  with  it  a  copy  of  the  rules  proposed  to  he  adopted.
(b)  This  provision  is  new.  Section  10  took  effect  on  the  passing ­
  of  the  Act.
(e)  The  registrars  were  previously  appointed  by  the  Commis-