Registration of change of names effected before

coming into force of Delhi Act 9 of 1954.-If any society registered under this Act has, before the date of the coming into force of the Societies Registration (Delhi Amendment) Act, 1954, intimated to the Registrar * * the change of its name and if the Registrar has recorded such change, the Re- gistrar may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, on an application made by the society in this behalf and on payment of a fee as provided for in sub-section

1. (3) of section 12A, register the change of such name and issue a certificate to the society under sub-section
2. (2) of the said section 12A. On the issue of such certificate the change shall be deemed to be complete from the date on which such change was recorded by the Registrar, notwithstanding the fact that the society had not followed the procedure pres- cribed in sections 12 and 12A."