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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.