38 & 39 Vict. Cap. 60, s. 10. 
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(7.) Functions of assistant registrars generally. — The 
assistant registrars shall, except as after provided, he 
subordinate to the chief registrar. They shall, within the 
countries for which they are respectively appointed, exer 
cise all functions and powers by this Act given to the regis 
trar, and may also, by the written authority of the chief 
registrar, exercise such of the functions and powers by this 
Act given to the chief registrar as he shall from time to 
time delegate to them (d). 
(8.) Functions of assistant registrars for Scotland and 
Ireland.—Subject to any regulations to be made under this 
Act, the assistant registrars for Scotland and Ireland re 
spectively shall— 
(a.) Exercise all the functions and powers now vested in 
the registrars of friendly or building societies for 
Scotland and Ireland respectively, or as respects 
building societies and societies instituted for pur 
poses of science, literature, or the fine arts, vested 
in Scotland in the Lord Advocate or his depute 
appointed to certify the rules of friendly societies 
there, or in Ireland in the barrister appointed to 
certify the rules of friendly societies there, and 
shall be entitled to receive all fees payable to such 
registrar, Lord Advocate, or his depute, or bar 
rister respectively, and so that all provisions in 
any Acts of parliament not hereby repealed re 
lating to such registrar, Lord Advocate, or his 
depute, or barrister respectively, shall be con 
strued as applying to such assistant registrars re 
spectively (e) : 
ii.) Send to the central office copies of all such docu 
ments registered or recorded by them as the chief 
registrar shall from time to time direct: 
(d) This provision is new. Great inconvenience had been 
•caused under former Acts by the requirement that the registrar 
should personally sign every certificate, as he had no authority 
to delegate Ins powers to any one. J 
(e) See note (e), p. 55, ante. 
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