You can restore a society to the register when the Registrar acts under section 185 or an order made under section 188. The Registrar registers a notice saying the society is restored to the register. When a society is restored, it is treated as if it never left the register. You treat a restored society as if it always existed, even when it was not on the register. This means it keeps its original status. The society's restoration is official when the Registrar's notice is registered. Note that this provision is similar to the one found in the 1993 No 105 legislation, which can be found at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM322858, but for this purpose, you follow the rules under section 185 or an order made under section 188.