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38 & 39 Vict. Cap. 60, s. 25. 
(e.) Upon application of the trustees or committee of 
management of a society desiring to amalgamate 
or transfer its engagements, notice of such appli 
cation (b) being published in the Gazette, the chief 
registrar, after hearing such trustees or committee 
of management and any other persons whom he 
considers entitled to be heard upon the applica 
tion, may, with the consent of the Treasury, order 
that any of the consents and conditions prescribed 
in this Act, or in any regulations made under this 
Act, be dispensed with, and may confirm the 
amalgamation or transfer: 
(d.) This section shall not apply to branches (c). 
25. Dissolution of societies.—With respect to the dissolu 
tion of registered societies, the following provisions shall 
have effect:— 
(1.) How societies may be dissolved.—A society may ter 
minate or be dissolved in any of the following ways:— 
(a.) Upon the happening of any event declared by the 
rules to be the termination of the society: 
(b.) As respects all societies other than friendly societies, 
by the consent of three-fourths of the members, 
testified by their signatures to the instrument of' 
dissolution: 
(c.) As respects friendly societies, by the consent of five- 
sixths in value of the members (including honorary 
members, if any), testified by their signatures to 
the instrument of dissolution, and also by the- 
written consent of every person for the time being 
receiving or entitled to receive any relief, annuity, 
or other benefit from the funds of the society,, 
rmless the claim of such person be first duly 
satisfied, or adequate provision made for satisfying 
such claim, and in the case of a branch society (d) 
(b) See Treasury regulations 73 to 78 and Form BA. 
(c) This provision is new. 
(id) Sic.