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9.  (3  October,  1879).  The  promotion  of  a  know
ledge  of  music.
52.  For  the  purpose  of  registry,  every  society
(to  whichever  of  the  classes  before  enumerated  it
belongs)  must  have  seven  members  at  least,  and
a  secretary,  who  are  to  make  application  to
the  registrar,  with  copies  of  their  rules  and  a  list
of  the  trustees  or  officers  to  sue  and  be  sued.  No
society  is  to  be  registered  under  a  name  identical
with,  or  bearing  a  deceptive  resemblance  to,  that
of  an  existing  registered  society.  If  the  society
be  one  assuring  annuities,  its  tables  for  such
assurance  must  have  the  certificate  of  the  Actuary
of  the  National  Debt  or  of  an  actuary  of  five
years'’  standing,  approved  by  the  Treasury.
53.  In  lieu  of  the  certificate  formerly  granted
by  the  Registrar,  an  acknowledgment  of  registry ­
  is  provided,  and,  if  it  be  refused,  appeal
may  be  made,  in  England  or  Ireland,  to  the  High
Court  of  Justice,  or  in  Scotland  to  the  Court  of
Session.  The  acknowledgment  of  registry  is
conclusive  evidence  of  the  due  registration  of  the
society,  unless  it  be  proved  that  the  registry  has
been  suspended  or  cancelled.
54.  Registry  may  be  cancelled  at  the  request
of  a  society,  if  the  Chief  Registrar  (or  in  Scotland ­
  or  Ireland  the  Assistant  Registrar)  think
fit.  For  the  particular  case  where  registry  is  desired ­
  to  be  cancelled  in  order  that  a  society  may
convert  itself  into  a  registered  branch  of  another
society,  a  modified  procedure  is  provided  by  sect.
3  of  the  Friendly  Societies  Amendment  Act,  1876.
Registry  may  also  be  cancelled,  with  the  approval