152

39  &  40  Vicx.  Cap.  45,  s,  7.

"by  seven  members  and  the  secretary,  and  two  written  or
printed  copies  of  tlie  rules,  shall  be  sent  to  the  registrar.
(3.)  Identity  or  deceptive  similarity  of  name  not  to  be
allowed.—No  society  shall  be  registered  under  a  name
identical  with  that  under  which  any  other  existing  society
is  registered,  or  so  nearly  resembling  such  name  as  to  be
likely,  in  the  opinion  of  the  registrar,  to  deceive  the
members  or  the  public,  as  to  its  identity,  and  no  society
shall  change  its  name  without  sanction  of  the  chief  or  an
assistant  registrar  or  otherwise  than  is  hereinafter  provided ­
  (a).
(4.)  As  to  societies  registered  under  former  Acts.—A  society
registered  under  the  Industrial  and  Provident  Societies
Act,  1852,  and  not  registered  under  the  Industrial  and
Provident  Societies  Acts,  1802,  or  1867,  may,,  on  application ­
  to  the  registrar,  obtain  an  acknowledgment  of  registry
under  this  Act.
(5.)  “Limited”  to  be  last  word  of  name.—The  word
“limited”  shall  be  the  last  word  in  tlie  name  of  every
society  registered  under  this  Act  (a).
(G.)  Registry  of  societies  doing  business  in  more  than  one
country.—Societies  carrying  or  intending  to  carry  on  business ­
  in  more  than  one  country  shall  be  registered  in  thecountry
  in  which  their  registered  office,  as  herein  mentioned, ­
  is  situate  ;  but  copies  of  the  rules  of  such  societies,
and  of  all  amendments  of  the  same,  shall,  when  registered,
be  sent  to  the  registrar  of  each  of  the  other  countries,  to  be
recorded  by  him  ;  and  until  such  rules  be  so  recorded  the
society  shall  not  be  entitled  to  any  of  the  privileges  of  this
Act  in  the  country  in  which  such  rules  have  not  been
recorded,  and  until  such  amendments  of  rules  be  recorded
the  same  shall  not  take  effect  in  such  country.
(7.)  The  acknowledgment  of  registry.—The  registrar,  on
being  satisfied  that  a  society  has  complied  with  the  provisions ­
  as  to  registry  in  force  under  this  Act,  shall  issue  tosuch
  society  an  acknowledgment  of  registry.

(«)  Amended  from  25  &  26  Viet.  c.  87,  s.  8.