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Building Societies Act 1965

Constitution of building societies - Establishment and incorporation of societies

16: Appeal against refusal to register

You could also call this:

“You can ask a judge to look at your rules if the Registrar says no”

If the Registrar says no to registering the rules of a society, you can ask a High Court Judge to look at them. You need to give the judge the rules and a written explanation of why the Registrar said no. The judge can then decide if they want to tell the Registrar to register the rules anyway.

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Part 2 Constitution of building societies
Establishment and incorporation of societies

16Appeal against refusal to register

  1. If the Registrar refuses to register the rules, the society may submit the rules to a Judge of the High Court, together with a statement in writing of the reasons assigned by the Registrar for his or her refusal, whereupon the Judge may, if he or she thinks fit, direct the Registrar to register the rules.

Compare
  • 1908 No 18 s 15
Notes
  • Section 16: amended, on , pursuant to section 12 of the Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124).