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Power to direct amendment of by-laws.- (1) Where the Registrar is satisfied that for the purpose of altering the area of operations of a registered society or for the purpose of improving the services rendered by it or for any other purpose specified in the rules, an amendment of the by-laws is necessary, he may, after consulting in the manner prescribed, the financing bank, if any, to which the society is affiliated by notice in writing, call upon the society to show cause, within such time as may be specified in the notice, why the amendment should not be made. (2) If, within the time specified in the notice referred to in sub-section (1), the registered society fails to make the amendment, the Registrar may, after giving the society an opportunity of making its representations, register the amendment and issue to the society a copy of such amendment. (3) Any amendment of the by-laws registered under sub-section (2) shall have the same effect as an amendment of the by-laws registered under section 11 unless the registration is cancelled in pursuance of a decision in appeal.