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38  &  39  Vict.  Cap.  60,  s.  11.

(c.)  Record  all  such  documents  and  matters  as  shall  he
sent  to  them  for  record  from  the  central  office,  and
such  other  documents  and  matters  as  herein  provided ­
  (a)  :
(d.)  Circulate  and  publish,  or  transmit  to  or  from  societies ­
  registered  within  their  respective  countries
from  or  to  the  central  office,  such  information
and  documents  relating  to  the  purposes  of  this
Act  as  the  chief  registrar,  with  the  approval  of
the  Treasury,  shall  from  time  to  time  direct  :
(e.)  Report  from  time  to  time  their  proceedings  to  the
chief  registrar  as  he  shall  direct  (6).
(9.)  No  assistant  registrar  for  Scotland  or  Ireland  shall
refuse  to  record  any  rules  or  amendments  of  rules  which
have  been  registered  by  the  central  office  (5).
11.  Registry  of  societies.—With  respect  to  the  registry  of
societies,  the  following  provisions  shall  have  effect  :—
(1.)  Societies  for  registry  to  consist  of  seven  persons  at  least.
—No  society  can  be  registered  under  this  Act  which  does
not  consist  of  seven  persons  at  least  (c).
(2.)  The  application  for  registry.—For  the  purpose  of  registry ­
  an  application  to  register  the  society,  signed  by  seven
members  and  the  secretary,  and  written  or  printed  copies
of  the  rules,  together  with  a  list  of  the  names  of  the  secre-(а)

  Under  this  provision  the  rules  of  societies  within  s.  6,
doing  business  in  more  than  one  country,  have  been  recorded  in
Scotland  and  Ireland.
(б)  These  provisions  are  new.  The  consolidation  of  the
hitherto  separate  registrations  in  the  three  kingdoms  into  one
office,  with  branches,  is  in  accordance  with  the  recommendation
of  the  Friendly  Societies  Commissioners.
(e)  This  provision  is  new.  Formerly  three  members  and  the
secretary  were  sufficient  to  constitute  a  society  for  the  purpose
of  registration  (18  &  19  Vict.  c.  63,  s.  26),  and  the  same  number
is  still  sufficient  in  the  case  of  a  building  society  (37  &  38  Vict.
c.  42,  s.  17),  and  of  a  loan  society  (3  &  4  Vict.  c.  110)  :  but  seven
is  the  number  required  for  the  registration  of  an  industrial  and
provident  society  (39  &  40  Vict.  c.  45,  s.  7),  a  trade  union
(34  &  35  Vict.  c.  31,  s.  6),  or  a  joint  stock  company  (25  &  26
Vict.  c.  89,  s.  6).