§ (1) Every dispute between—
- (a) An approved society or a branch thereof and an insured person who is a member of such society or branch or any person claiming through him;
- (b) An approved society or branch thereof, and any person who has ceased to be a member for the purposes of this Part of this Act of such society or branch, or any person claiming through him;
- (c) An approved society and any branch thereof;
- (d) Any two or more branches of an approved society,
§ (2) Every dispute between a deposit contributor and the local health committee, relating to anything done or omitted by such contributor or the local health committee under this Act, or any regulation made hereunder, shall be decided in the prescribed manner by the Insurance Commissioners.
§ (3) The Insurance Commissioners may authorise referees appointed by them to decide any appeal or dispute submitted to the Insurance Commissioners under this Section.
§ (4) The Insurance Commissioners may make new regulations as to the procedure on any such appeal or dispute, and such regulations may apply any of the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1889, but, except so far as it may be so applied, the Arbitration Act, 1889, shall not apply to proceedings under this Section, and any decision given by the Insurance Commissioners or a referee under this Section shall be final and conclusive.
§ Amendments made: In Sub-section (1), at the beginning, insert the words "subject to the provisions of the foregoing Section."
§ In Sub-section (2), leave out the words "a deposit contributor," and insert instead thereof the words "an insured person."
§ Leave out the word "this" and insert instead thereof the words "part of this."—[Mr. Lloyd George.]