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1(1)Any 7 or more persons may establish a society under this Act by taking the following steps—
(a)agreeing upon the purposes of the society and upon the extent of its powers in a memorandum the provisions of which comply with the requirements of this Schedule;
(b)agreeing upon rules for the regulation of the society which comply with the requirements of this Schedule; and
(c)sending to the central office 3 copies of the memorandum and the rules, each copy signed by at least 7 of those persons (or, if there are only 7, by all of them) and (unless the secretary is to be elected) by the intended secretary.
(2)Where two or more friendly societies propose to amalgamate under section 85 above, they shall establish their successor society by—
(a)agreeing upon the purposes of their successor and upon the extent of its powers in a memorandum the provisions of which comply with the requirements of this Schedule;
(b)agreeing upon rules for the regulation of their successor which comply with the requirements of this Schedule;
(c)each approving the memorandum and the rules by special resolution; and
(d)sending to the central office 3 copies of the rules and of the memorandum, each copy signed by the secretary of each of the societies participating in the amalgamation.
(3)Where copies of the memorandum and the rules are sent to the central office in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(c) or (2)(d) above, the central office, if satisfied that—
(a)the memorandum and the rules are in conformity with this Act; and
(b)the intended name of the society is not, in its opinion, undesirable,
shall register the society and issue it with a certificate of incorporation.
(4)The central office shall not register a society as the successor society to any friendly societies proposing to amalgamate unless it is satisfied that the Commission has confirmed the proposed amalgamation under section 85 above.
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