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38 & 39 Yict. Cap. 60, s. 13.
13. Rules and amendments.—With, respect to the rules of
societies the following provisions shall have effect:—
(1.) Provisions to be contained in rules.—The rules of
every society sent for registry shall, according to the class
in which the society is to he registered, contain provisions
in respect of the several matters mentioned in the second
schedule to this Act (6).
(2.) Amendments to be registered.—No amendment of a
rule made by a registered society shall be valid until the
same has been registered under this Act, for which purpose
copies of the same, signed by three members and the secretary,
shall be sent to the registrar (c).
(3.) Provision applicable to amendments.—The provision
herein contained as to appeals from a refusal of registry
shall apply to amendments of rules (d).
(4.) Acknowledgment of registry of amendments.—The registrar
shall, on being satisfied that any amendment of a
rule is not contrary to the provisions of this Act, issue to
the society an acknowledgment of registry of the same,
wbicli shall be conclusive evidence that the same is duly
registered (e).
(5.) Copies of rules to be delivered on demand.—A copy
of the rules of a registered society [or branch] shall
be delivered by the society [or branch] to every person
on demand, on payment of a sum not exceeding one
shilling (d).
(6.) Delivery of untrue rules.—If any person, with intent
to mislead or defraud, gives to any other person a copy of
any rules, laws, regulations, or other documents, other
(4) See 18 & 19 Viet. c. 63, s. 25.
(c) Id. sect. 27. See Appendix, Note B, Treasury regulations
2 to 5, and Forms B, C, D.
(d) This is new.
(e) This is substituted for the certificate of conformity with
law. An amendment, even when registered, does not aftect the
claim to benefit of which any member was in the actual receipt
at the time the amendment was made. Per the Chief Registrar
in Caundle v. Bingham, Report for 1879, p. 17, and in Davis v
Bird, 11 April, 1881.
