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Ordered, That it be an instruction to the Committee on the Belfast Corporation Bill that they insert the following clause—
Any scheme for the establishment of a thrift fund under this part of this Act shall not come into operation until the Council shall, in respect of that fund, have been registered under The Friendly Societies Act, 1896, and the provisions of that Act (except the proviso to Sub-section 1 of Section 8 and Section 41), so far as they are applicable, and are not inconsistent with the provisions of this part of this Act, shall apply as if (a) the Council were a society to which that Act applies and were the trustees of such society; (b) as if the scheme were the rules of such society; (c) as if the thrift fund were the funds of such society; and (d) as if the contributors to the fund were the members of such society."—(Sir Edward Strachey.)