S.I. No. 43/1926 - The Registrar of Friendly Societies (Adaptation) Order, 1926.

1. This Order may be cited for all purposes as the Registrar of Friendly Societies (Adaptation) Order, 1926.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1889, applies to the interpretation of this Order in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas passed before the 1st day of January, 1924.

3. In this Order the expressions " the chief registrar," " the central office," and " the assistant registrar for Ireland " have the same meanings respectively as they have in the Friendly Societies Act, 1896.

4. Section 1 of the Friendly Societies Act, 1896, shall, in its application to Saorstát Eireann, be construed and have effect as if it provided that there should be a registrar of friendly societies in Saorstát Eireann who should be a barrister in Saorstát Eireann of not less than twelve years standing, and should be appointed by the Minister for Finance and hold office during the pleasure of the Executive Council.

5. Every British Statute which conferred or imposed any function, power, or duty on the chief registrar or the central office and before the 6th day of December, 1921, authorised or required such function, power or duty to be exercised in the area now comprised in Saorstát Eireann shall be construed and have effect in Saorstát Eireann as if it conferred or imposed such function, power, or duty on the registrar of friendly societies in Saorstát Eireann.

6. Every British Statute which conferred or imposed any function, power, or duty on the assistant registrar for Ireland, and before the 6th day of December, 1921, authorised or required such function, power, or duty to be exercised in the area now comprised in Saorstát Eireann shall be construed and have effect as if it conferred or imposed such function, power, or duty on the registrar of friendly societies in Saorstát Eireann.

7. All provisions in any British Statute requiring anything to be sent or done by the assistant registrar for Ireland to or in relation to the chief registrar or the central office shall cease to have effect.

8. Every British Statute under which an appeal lay, before the 6th day of December, 1921, from any rule, decision or order of the assistant registrar for Ireland shall—

(

a

) if the appeal under such British Statute lay to a Court in Ireland, be construed and have effect in Saorstát Eireann as if the appeal thereunder lay from the registrar of friendly societies in Saorstát Eireann, to the Court for the time being exercising in Saorstát Eireann, the jurisdiction or a jurisdiction corresponding to the jurisdiction exercised by the court mentioned in such British Statute, and

(

b

) if the appeal thereunder lay to the chief registrar with an appeal from him to a court, be construed and have effect in Saorstát Eireann as if the appeal thereunder lay direct from the registrar of friendly societies in Saorstát Eireann, to the court for the time being exercising in Saorstát Eireann the jurisdiction or a jurisdiction corresponding to the jurisdiction exercised by the court mentioned in such British Statute, and

(

c

) if the appeal thereunder lay to the chief registrar, but no appeal lay from him, be construed and have effect in Saorstát Eireann as if no appeal thereunder lay from the rule, decision, or order of the registrar of friendly societies in Saorstát Eireann.

Dublin.

This 4th day of October, 1926.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1926. No. 43.

THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (ADAPTATION) ORDER, 1926.

WHEREAS by

Section 12

of the

Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922

(No. 2 of 1922) it is enacted that the Executive Council of Saorstát Eireann may from time to time by order make all such general or specific adaptations of or modifications in any British Statute which in the opinion of the Executive Council are necessary in order to enable such Statute to have full force and effect in Saorstát Eireann

AND WHEREAS in the opinion of the Executive Council the adaptations and modifications intended to be made by this Order of and in the several statutes (being British Statutes within the meaning of the said

Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922

) relating to the functions, powers and duties of the chief registrar of friendly societies, the assistant registrar of friendly societies for Ireland, and the central office of the registry of friendly societies are necessary in order to enable such statutes to have full force and effect in Saorstát Eireann

NOW, the Executive Council of Saorstát Eireann in exercise of the power conferred on them by

section 12

of the

Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922

(No. 2 of 1922) and of every and any other power them in this behalf enabling do hereby order as follows :—