Friendly Societies Act, 1896

Appeals from refusal to register.

12.(1) From a refusal to register a society an appeal shall lie as follows:—

(a) if the assistant registrar for Scotland or for Ireland refuses to register, the society may appeal to the chief registrar, and if he refuses, to the Court of Session in Scotland, or to the High Court in Ireland:

(b) if the central office refuse, the society may appeal to the High Court in England.

(2) If the refusal to register is overruled on appeal, the registrar shall give an acknowledgment of registry to the society.