(1) The Treasury may by regulations -

(a) make provision applying any provision mentioned in subsection (2) to registered societies, or

(b) make provision for registered societies corresponding to any such provision,

in either case, with such modifications as appear to the Treasury to be appropriate.

(2) The provisions are -

(a) Parts 14 and 15 of the Companies Act 1985 (investigations);

(b) Part 5 of the Companies Act 2006 (company names);

(c) Part 31 of that Act (dissolution and restoration to the register).

(3) Regulations made by virtue of subsection (2)(a) may amend or repeal any of sections 105 to 107 (inspections, information powers etc).

(4) Regulations made by virtue of subsection (2)(b) may amend or repeal section 10 or 11 (or both) (provisions about a society's name).

(5) Regulations made by virtue of subsection (2)(c) may amend or repeal -