Registry of societies assuring annuities.16.A society assuring a certain annuity shall not be entitled to registry, unless the tables of contributions for the assurance, certified by the actuary to the National Debt Commissioners, or by some actuary approved by the Treasury, who has exercised the profession of actuary for at least five years, are sent to the registrar with the application for registry.
Societies with Branches.
Registry of societies with branches.17.—(1.) Where a society has branches, the application for registry shall be accompanied with—
(a) a list of all the branches, and notice of the place where the registered office of each branch is situate; and
(b) if any branch is to have trustees or officers authorised to sue and be sued on its behalf, other than the trustees or officers authorised to sue and be sued on behalf of the society, a list of the names of all such trustees or officers, distinguishing the branches for which they are authorised to sue and be sued; and
(c) if the rules of all the branches (in this Act called branch rules) are or are intended to be identical, a statement to that effect, and copies of those rules; and
(d) if the branch rules are not or are not intended to be identical, a statement to that effect, and copies of all branch rules.
(2.) A society having a fund under the control of a central body to which every branch is bound to contribute may be registered as a single society, and where any such society has branches in more than one part of the United Kingdom the provision of this Act as to the registry of societies doing business in more than one such part shall apply to that society.
Establishment of new branches.18.—(1.) There shall be sent under the hand of the -secretary of a registered society to the registrar —
(a) notice of the establishment of every new branch of the society; and
(b) notice of the place where the registered office of the branch is situate; and
(c) if the branch is to have trustees or officers authorised to sue and be sued on its behalf other than the trustees or officers authorised to sue and be sued on behalf of the society, a list of the names of such trustees or officers; and
(d) a statement whether or not the rules of the branch are identical with those of the other branches of the society, and, if not so, a copy of the rules of the branch.
(2.) Where the rules of the new branch are not . identical with those of the other branches of the society, the society shall not be entitled to any of the privileges of this Act in respect of that branch until that branch has been registered in the part, of the. United Kingdom, in which the registered office of the branch is to be situate.
Application of previous provisions to branches.19. The provisions of this Act as to —
(a) the acknowledgement of registry of societies and amendments of rules; and
