In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say :—
" Actuary " and " Auditor " mean persons having such qualifications as may be prescribed respectively by regulations made by the Chief Registrar and laid before Parliament:
" Chief Registrar " and " Registrar " have the same meanings as in the [59 & 60 Vict. c. 25.] Friendly Societies Act, 1896 :
" Rules " means in relation to any fund, the instrument creating and regulating the trusts of the fund, and includes every such instrument:
" Trust " for the purpose of any application made or intended to be made for the registration under this Act of any fund or proposed fund, includes any trust which before such registration may be void by reason of the rule of law relating to perpetuities, and for that purpose the expression " trustee " shall be construed accordingly.