Societies
[1988 Ed.
(4) Notice of any such cancellation shall, as soon as is practicable thereafter, be-
(a) served on the society;
(b) affixed in a conspicuous manner on any building occupied by the society and at the nearest police station of the police district in which such building exists; and
(c) published in the Gazette.
(5) Any cancellation in accordance with the provisions of this section shall take effect on the expiry of 14 days from the date when notice thereof was published in the Gazette or from the determination of any appeal against such cancellation in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance whichever is the later.
(Added, 28 of 1961, s. 3)
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Branch of a society
11. (1) No branch of a society shall be established without the prior approval of the Registrar.
(2) The Registrar may refuse his consent to the establishment of a branch of the society if-
(a) the constitution or rules of the society do not provide for the establishment of a branch of the society; or
(b) the constitution or rules of the branch of the society are such as to make the branch of the society an independent society not adequately under the control of the society.
(3) Every branch of the society established without the prior approval of the Registrar shall be deemed to be an unlawful society.
Appeals
(Added, 28 of 1961, s. 3)
12. (1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar under this Ordinance or a decision of the Secretary for District Administration under section 7(2), may appeal to the Governor in Council and on any such appeal the Governor in Council may confirm, vary or reverse the decision of the Registrar or of the Secretary for District Administration, as the case may be. (Amended, L.N. 14/83)
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(2) In the case of a decision in regard to a society, the society or any office-bearer or member thereof who is aggrieved by the decision may appeal under subsection (1).
(3) An appeal under subsection (1) may be made within 30 days after the date when the decision was notified to the person or the society or the date of publication of the notice of the decision in the Gazette, whichever is the later.
(4) The operation of any decision appealed against under subsection (1) shall be suspended until the appeal has been heard and determined by the Governor in Council.
(Replaced, 36 of 1982, s. 7)
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