Part VI of the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act, 1951, inter alia enables the owner of a life or endowment policy, which was taken out with a non-collecting friendly society and in respect of which separate premiums are payable, to obtain its reinstatement, if forfeited for the non-payment of premiums and the society is satisfied that the default was due to the owner or some other person performing or having performed service in the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces.

These Regulations provide (i) for the procedure in connection with the making of applications for the reinstatement of such policies, with the grant or refusal of such applications, and with appeals to the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, (ii) for the order to be made by the Chief Registrar where he allows an appeal, and (iii) for the submission of applications in certain circumstances to the Chief Registrar, where the time for making application to the society or appeal to the Chief Registrar has expired, and for the grant of relief in such cases, where appropriate.