55

38  &  39  Vict.  Cap.  60,  8.  10.

ing,  and  every  assistant  registrar  for  Scotland  an  advocate,
writer  to  the  signet,  or  solicitor  of  not  less  than  seven  years’
standing.  The  central  office  may  also,  with  the  approval  of
the  Treasury,  have  attached  to  it  such  assistants  skilled  in
the  business  of  an  actuary  and  accountant  as  shall  from
time  to  time  be  required  for  discharging  the  duties  imposed
on  the  office  by  this  Act  (d).
(4.)  Central  office  to  exercise  functions  of  registrar  of  friendly
or  building  societies  for  England,  and  barrister  to  certify  savings
banks.—The  central  office  shall  exercise  all  the  functions
and  powers  which  are  now  by  law  vested  in  the  registrar
of  friendly  societies  or  the  registrar  of  building  societies  for
England,  or  as  respects  loan  societies,  building  societies,
and  societies  instituted  for  purposes  of  science,  literature,
or  the  fine  arts,  in  the  barrister  appointed  to  certify  the
rules  of  savings  banks  or  friendly  societies,  and  shall  be
entitled  to  receive  all  statutory  fees  payable  to  such
registrar  or  banister,  and  all  enactments  relating  to  such
registrar  or  barrister,  so  far  as  respects  such  societies  as
aforesaid,  shall  be  construed  as  applying  to  the  central
office  (e).
(5.)  Other  functions  of  central  office  ;  'preparation  of  model
forms;  circulation  of  information  ;  construction  of  tables.—
The  central  office  shall,  with  the  approval  of  the  Treasury,
from  time  to  time,—
(a.)  Prepare  and  cause  to  be  circulated,  for  the  use  of
societies,  model  forms  of  accounts,  balance-sheets,
and  valuations  :

sioners  for  the  Deduction  of  the  National  Debt.  See  18  &  19
Vict.  c.  63,  s.  6.
(d)  The  qualification  of  registrar  was  formerly  seven  years’
standing  at  the  bar.  The  provision  as  to  actuarial  assistants  is
new.

( e )  fhis  clause  introduced  modifications  into  the  practice  under
the  following  statutes  :—As  to  building  societies,  fi  &  7  Will.  4
c.  32,  10  Geo.  4,  c.  56,  4  &  5  Will.  4,  e.  40,  37  &  38  Vict.  c.  42  •
as  to  loan  societies,  3  &  4  Vict.  c.  110;  as  to  literary  and  scientific
societies,  6  &  7  Vict.  c.  32;  and  those  as  to  industrial
and  provident  societies,  since  repealed.  It  also  affected  for
the  period  between  the  11th  August,  1875,  and  the  1st