(1) This section applies if—(a) an application is made to an authorised officer to grant approval to a body as an approved historical society; and(b) the body is unincorporated.
(2) The application must nominate an adult to be the body’s representative if the approval is granted.
(3) The adult must hold the position, in the body, in which the adult is charged with responsibility for the conduct of the activities of the body (the
"responsible position" ).
(4) If a historical society permit is granted on the application, the adult is taken to be the historical society’s representative for the purpose of the permit (the
"representative" ), until the adult stops being the representative under section 115 (1) .Notes—1 For a duty of the representative, see section 114 .2 For a change of the representative, see section 115 .
(5) The approved historical society must ensure that, at all times while the permit is in effect, it maintains an adult who is an appropriate person under section 116 in the responsible position.