5. In section 16(1)—
(a)for subsection (1) there is substituted—
“(1) If the Authority refuses to register a branch, the branch may appeal to the High Court or, in the case of a branch whose registered office is to be situated in Scotland, the Court of Session.”, and
(b)in subsection (2)—
(i)for the word “registrar” there is substituted “Authority”, and
(ii)for the words “section 15” there is substituted “section 15A”.
Section 16 was amended by the Friendly Societies Act 1992, Schedule 22, Part I.