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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 secre 
tary, 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 re 
gistrar 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.