(1) Upon the application -
(a) of one fifth of the whole number of members of a registered society; or
(b) in the case of a registered society of one thousand members and not exceeding ten thousand, of one hundred members; or
(c) in the case of a registered society of more than ten thousand members, of five hundred members,
the chief registrar, or in cases of societies registered and doing business exclusively in Scotland or in Ireland the assistant registrars for Scotland and Ireland respectively, but with the consent of the Treasury in every case, may -
(a) appoint an inspector or inspectors to examine into and report on the affairs of the society; or
(b) call a special meeting of the society.
(2) The application under this section shall be supported by such evidence, for the purpose of showing that the applicants have good reason for requiring an inspection to be made or meeting to be called, and that they are not actuated by malicious motives in their application, and such notice t
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