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a society ought to be dissolved, he may cancel or may refuse 

 to cancel the registration of the society. 



(2) Any member of a society may, within two months from 

 the date of an order made under subsection (i), appeal from 

 such order to the Local Government. 



(3) Where no appeal is presented within two months from 

 the making of an order cancelling the registration of a society, 

 the order shall take effect on the expiry of that period. 

 Where an appeal is presented within two months, the order 

 shall not take effect until it is confirmed by the Local 

 Government. 



(4) Where an order made under subsection (i) cancelling 

 the registration of a society takes effect, the society shall cease 

 to exist as a corporate body. 



Cancellation 24. (i) Where the registration of a society is cancelled 

 of registration under section 23, the Registrar may appoint a competent 

 socie y. person to be liquidator of the society. 



(2) A liquidator appointed under subsection (i) shall have 

 power to institute and defend suits on behalf of the society by 

 his name of office, and shall also have power — 



[a) To sue for and recover any sums of money due to the 



society at the date of such cancellation ; 



(b) To determine the contribution to be made by the 



members and past members of the society respec- 

 tively to the assets of the society ; 



(c) To investigate all claims against the society, and, sub- 



ject to the provisions of this Act, to decide questions 

 of priority arising between claimants ; 



[d) To determine by what persons and in what propor- 



tions the cost of the liquidation are to be borne ; 

 and 

 [c) To give such directions in regard to the collection 

 and distribution of the assets of the society as may 

 appear to him to be necessary for winding up the 

 affairs of the society. 



(3) Subject to any rules of procedure made under this Act, 

 a liquidator appointed under this section shall, in so far as 

 such powers are necessary for carrying out the purposes of 

 this section, have power to summon and enforce the attendance 

 of witnesses and to compel the production of documents by the 

 same means, and (so far as may be) in the same manner as is 

 provided in the case of a civil court under the Code of Civil 



XIV. of 1882. Procedure. 



(4) The rules may provide for an appeal to the court of the 

 District Judge from any order made by a liquidator under this 

 section. 



