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1896. registered office of the society or branch, or at any place of business of the society or branch within the jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is brought, or, if that office or place of business is closed, by posting the copy on the outer door of that office or place of business.

(5.) In all cases where the said summons, writ, process, or other proceeding: is not served by means of such personal service or by leaving a true copy thereof at the registered office of the society or branch as aforesaid, a copy thereof shall be sent in a registered letter addressed to the committee at the registered office of the society or branch, and posted at least six days before any further step is taken on the proceeding.

95. The registrars and high bailiffs of the county courts shall be remunerated for the duties to be performed by them under this Act in such manner as the Treasury, with the consent of the Lord Chancellor, may direct.

96.—(1.) The Treasury may determine a scale of fees to be paid for matters to be transacted or for the inspection of documents under this Act.

(2.) A fee shall not be payable on the registry of any friendly, benevolent, or cattle insurance society, or working-men's club, or of any amendment of the rules thereof.

(3.) All fees which may be received by any registrar under or by virtue of this Act shall be paid into the Exchequer.

97.—(1.) For the purpose of this Act a certificate of the birth or death of any member of or person insured or to be insured with a registered friendly society or branch shall, on application being made deaths as in this Act provided, be given under his hand by the registrar of births or deaths, for a sum not exceeding one shilling, in place of all fees or payments otherwise payable in respect thereof.

(2.) Whenever application is made at one time to any such registrar for more certificates than one of the same birth or death for the purposes of and in the manner prescribed by this Act, the sum charged for every such certificate other than the first shall not exceed sixpence.

(3.) Whenever the registrar is required by the person applying for any certificate of birth or death to fill up the form of application, he may demand a sum not exceeding threepence for so doing.

(4.) For the purposes of this section the expression "registrar of births or deaths" shall include any person having the care of the register of births or deaths in which the birth or death is entered.

98.—(1.) The forms to be used for registry shall be those contained in Part I. of the Second Schedule to this Act or such other forms as are prescribed by Treasury regulations.

(2.) The acknowledgment of registry of a branch and of any amendment of the rules of a branch shall be in the forms provided in Part II. of the same schedule.