In these Regulations -

"the 1974 Act" means the Friendly Societies Act 1974 [1974 c. 46.];

"the 1992 Act" means the Friendly Societies Act 1992;

"assistant registrar" means an assistant registrar of friendly societies;

"Chief Registrar" means the Chief Registrar of friendly societies;

"collecting society" has the meaning given to that term in section 1(1A) of the Industrial Assurance Act 1923 [13 and 14 Geo. 5 c.8; section 1(1A) was inserted by sections 97 and 99 of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to the Companies Act 1967 (c. 81) and substituted by section 100 of and by paragraph 2(1) of Part I of Schedule 19 to the Friendly Societies Act 1992.];

"Commission" means the Friendly Societies Commission established under section 1 of the 1992 Act;

"registered friendly society or branch" means a friendly society or branch registered under the 1974 Act;

"registered society or branch" means a society or branch registered under the 1974 Act.