(1)The central office shall prepare and maintain a file relating to each friendly society (to be known as the public file) and the file shall—
(a)contain the documents or, as the case may be, copies of the documents and the records of the matters directed by or under any provision of this Act to be kept in the public file of the society; and
(b)be available for inspection on reasonable notice by members of the public on payment of the fee prescribed under section 114 below.
(2)Any member of the public shall be entitled, on payment of the fee so prescribed, to be furnished with a copy of all or any of the documents or records kept in the public file of a friendly society.
(3)The central office may keep in the public file of a registered friendly society any documents relating to a registered branch of the society which correspond to documents relating to the society which it is required to keep on that file.