Provisions as to rules

20Appeals from refusal to register amendment of rule

1

Appeals shall lie from a refusal to register an amendment of a rule of a registered society or branch as follows:—

a

if the central office refuse to register the amendment, the society or branch may appeal to the High Court; and

b

if the assistant registrar for Scotland refuses to register the amendment, the society or branch may appeal to the Chief Registrar and, if he refuses, to the Court of Session.

2

If a refusal to register an amendment of a rule is overruled on appeal, the registrar shall give an acknowledgment of registration under section 19 above to the society or branch.