Where -

(a) the rules of a registered friendly society or branch provide for the determination of the disputes described in section 80(1) of the 1992 Act by arbitration by the Chief Registrar or an assistant registrar; or

(b) the rules of a registered society or branch other than a registered friendly society or branch provide for the determination of the disputes described in section 76(1) of the 1974 Act by the Chief Registrar or an assistant registrar,

any such disputes shall be determined instead by a reference to the county court or, in Scotland, to the sheriff.