50

38  &  39  Vict.  Cap.  60,  s.  5.

“  Meeting”  includes  (where  the  rules  of  a  society  so  allow)
a  meeting  of  delegates  appointed  by  members  (a)  :
For  Scotland,  “  court  of  summary  jurisdiction  ”  means
the  sheriff  court  of  the  county  :
“  County  court  ”  means  for  Scotland  the  sheriff  court  of
the  county,  and  for  Ireland  the  Civil  Bill  Court,  for
Scotland,  “  administration  ”  means  confirmation,  and
“  misdemeanor  ”  a  crime  and  offence  :
11  Summary  Jurisdiction  Acts  ”  means—
As  to  England,  the  Act  11  &  12  Vict.  c.  43,  and  any
Acts  amending  the  same  (b)  ;
As  to  Ireland,  within  the  police  district  of  Dublin
metropolis  the  Acts  regulating  the  powers  and  duties
of  justices  of  the  peace  for  such  district,  and  of  the
police  of  such  district;  elsewhere  in  Ireland,  the
“  Petty  Sessions  (Ireland)  Act,  1851,”  and  any  Act
amending  the  same  :
“  Gazette”  means  the  London  Gazette  for  England,
the  Edinburgh  Gazette  for  Scotland,  and  the  Dublin
Gazette  for  Ireland.
5.  Repeal  of  Acts  and  parts  of  Acts  in  first  schedule—The
Acts  set  forth  in  the  first  schedule  hereto  are  repealed  from

(a)  Tlie  definitions  in  this  section  are  new,  and  will  have  the
effect  of  removing  many  of  the  doubts  that  have  arisen  under  the
earlier  statutes.  For  example,  the  difficulty  raised  by  the  interpretation ­
  clause  of  18  &  19  Vict.  c.  63  (s.  49)  by  which  the  word
“  society”  extended  to  and  included  every  branch  of  a  society,  by
whatever  name  designated,  is  removed  by  the  definition  of
“  branch,”  read  together  with  the  provisions  of  sect.  29  as  to
societies  having  branches.  Again,  the  definition  of  “  meeting  ”
materially  assists  the  affiliated  societies  in  conforming  with  the
provisions  of  the  statute  ;  and  meets  the  case  of  societies  for
medical  relief,  and  societies  having  members  at  places  distant
from  the  registered  office.  On  the  other  hand  the  definitions  of
“  industrial  assurance  society”  and  “collector”  give  effect  to  the
■distinction  between  mere  benefit  societies  and  societies  partaking
■of  a  trading  character  which  has  become  marked,  but  which  did
not  appear  in  previous  legislation.  For  further  explanation  of
some  portions  of  the  statute,  e.  g.,  “  registered  office,”  the
Treasury  regulations  may  he  referred  to.
{b)  See  the  Summary  Jurisdiction  Act,  1879.