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38 & 39 Vict. Cap. 60, s. 11. 
(c.) Record all such documents and matters as shall he 
sent to them for record from the central office, and 
such other documents and matters as herein pro 
vided (a) : 
(d.) Circulate and publish, or transmit to or from socie 
ties registered within their respective countries 
from or to the central office, such information 
and documents relating to the purposes of this 
Act as the chief registrar, with the approval of 
the Treasury, shall from time to time direct : 
(e.) Report from time to time their proceedings to the 
chief registrar as he shall direct (6). 
(9.) No assistant registrar for Scotland or Ireland shall 
refuse to record any rules or amendments of rules which 
have been registered by the central office (5). 
11. Registry of societies.—With respect to the registry of 
societies, the following provisions shall have effect :— 
(1.) Societies for registry to consist of seven persons at least. 
—No society can be registered under this Act which does 
not consist of seven persons at least (c). 
(2.) The application for registry.—For the purpose of re 
gistry an application to register the society, signed by seven 
members and the secretary, and written or printed copies 
of the rules, together with a list of the names of the secre- 
(а) Under this provision the rules of societies within s. 6, 
doing business in more than one country, have been recorded in 
Scotland and Ireland. 
(б) These provisions are new. The consolidation of the 
hitherto separate registrations in the three kingdoms into one 
office, with branches, is in accordance with the recommendation 
of the Friendly Societies Commissioners. 
(e) This provision is new. Formerly three members and the 
secretary were sufficient to constitute a society for the purpose 
of registration (18 & 19 Vict. c. 63, s. 26), and the same number 
is still sufficient in the case of a building society (37 & 38 Vict. 
c. 42, s. 17), and of a loan society (3 & 4 Vict. c. 110) : but seven 
is the number required for the registration of an industrial and 
provident society (39 & 40 Vict. c. 45, s. 7), a trade union 
(34 & 35 Vict. c. 31, s. 6), or a joint stock company (25 & 26 
Vict. c. 89, s. 6).