Section 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
"Assistant Registrar" means any officer appointed as an Assistant Registrar of Societies under section 3;
"benefit" means a payment made by a mutual benefit society for the relief or maintenance of the members or subscribers or on birth or death in accordance with the rules of the mutual benefit society
"local society" means any society organised and established in the Federation or having its headquarters or chief place of business in the Federation, and includes any society deemed to be established in the Federation by virtue of section 4 of this Act;
"Minister" means the Minister for the time being charged with responsibility for the registration of societies;
"mutual benefit society" means any society which by its objects and rules either as the principal object or as an ancillary object makes provisions by voluntary subscriptions of the members thereof or subscribers thereto with or without the aid of donations for—