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9. Appeal against refusal to register or cancellation or suspension of registration

(1) A society may appeal to the appropriate court from a decision of the FCA -

(a) to refuse to register the society (but see subsection (3)),

(b) to cancel the society's registration (but see subsections (3) to (5)), or

(c) to renew a suspension of the society's registration so far as the renewal provides for the suspension to continue more than 3 months from the date its registration was first suspended.

(2) "The appropriate court" means -

(a) if the society's registered office is in Scotland, the Court of Session;

(b) otherwise, the High Court.

(3) No appeal may be made against -

(a) a refusal to register a society on the ground that a condition in section 2(2)(a) is not met, or

(b) a decision to cancel a society's registration on the ground that condition D in section 5 is met.

(4) No appeal may be made against a cancellation within section 6(2).