4Copies of Royal Charters and constitution to be registered

4 Copies of Royal Charters and constitution to be registered

(1)  *[Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 1982, s. 7 and Sched. 10 ]*Within 6 months after the commencement of this Act the corporation shall cause to be deposited with the Commissioner a copy, certified under the common seal of the corporation, of –

(a) the Royal Charters; and

(b) the constitution –

and shall cause copies (certified under the seal of the corporation) of any new, amended, or supplementary Royal Charter granted to the Association or the corporation, and all amendments of the constitution made, or any new constitution adopted, after the commencement of this Act, to be so deposited, with as little delay as possible.

(2)  *[Section 4 Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 1982, s. 7 and Sched. 10 ]*Upon receipt of a document required by this section to be deposited with him, the Commissioner shall register it as if it were the articles of association of a company, or an amendment of the articles of association of a company, as the case may be.

(3)  *[Section 4 Subsection (3) amended by No. 9 of 1982, s. 7 and Sched. 10 ]*The production of a copy of a document required by this section to be deposited with the Commissioner, certified by the Commissioner to be correct, shall be received as conclusive evidence of the contents of the document by all courts and persons having by law or consent of parties authority to hear and receive evidence.