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39  &  40  Vict.  Cap.  45,  e.  14.

chief  registrar,  or  to  the  assistant  registrar  in  Scotland  or
Ireland,  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
determining  the  same  to  be  paid  either  out  of  the  funds  of
the  society  or  by  such  parties  to  the  dispute  as  he  shall
think  fit,  and  such  determination  and  order  shall  have  the
same  effect  and  be  enforceable  in  like  manner  as  a  decision
made  in  the  manner  directed  by  the  rules  of  the  society.
(3.)  Chief  registrar  may  administer  oaths,  Ac.—'The  chief
or  other  registrar  to  whom  any  dispute  is  referred  may
administer  oaths,  and  may  require  the  attendance  of  all
parties  concerned  and  of  witnesses,  and  the  production  of
all  books  and  documents  relating  to  the  matter  in  question ­
  ;  and  any  person  refusing  to  attend,  or  to  produce  any
documents,  or  to  give  evidence  before  such  chief  or  other
registrar,  shall  be  guilty  of  an  offence  under  this  Act.
(4.)  Reference  to  justices.—Where  the  rules  of  a  society
direct  that  disputes  shall  be  referred  to  justices,  the  dispute
shall  be  determined  by  a  court  of  summary  jurisdictions.
Provided  that  in  every  case  of  dispute  cognizable  under
the  rules  of  a  society  by  a  court  of  summary  jurisdiction,  it
shall  be  lawful  for  the  parties  thereto  to  enter  into  a  consent ­
  referring  such  dispute  to  the  county  court,  which  may
hear  and  determine  the  matter  in  dispute.
(5.)  Application  to  county  courts,  Ac.—Where  the  rules
contain  no  direction  as  to  disputes,  or  where  no  decision  is
made  on  a  dispute  within  forty  days  after  application  to
the  society  for  a  reference  under  its  rules,  the  member  or
person  aggrieved  may  apply  either  to  the  county  court,  or
to  a  court  of  summary  jurisdiction,  which  may  hear  and
determine  the  matter  in  dispute.
(6.)  Case  for  opinion  of  supreme  court,  Ac.—The  court,
chief,  or  other  registrar,  may,  at  the  request  of  either  party
state  a  case  for  the  opinion  in  England  of  the  Supreme
Court  of  Judicature,  in  Scotland  of  either  division  of  the