20(1)Section 60 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (8) (procedure for hearing disputes between society and member, &c.)—
(a)in paragraph (a) for “the Arbitration Act 1950” substitute “Part I of the Arbitration Act 1996”; and
(b)in paragraph (b) omit “by virtue of section 12 of the said Act of 1950”.
(3)For subsection (9) substitute—
“(9)The court or registrar to whom any dispute is referred under subsections (2) to (7) may at the request of either party state a case on any question of law arising in the dispute for the opinion of the High Court or, as the case may be, the Court of Session.”.