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Societies
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Liability of office-bearer of a society whose registration or exemption from registration has been cancelled
25. If the registration or exemption from registration of any society has been cancelled under section 10, any office-bearer of such society at the time of such cancellation who, after that time, becomes an office-bearer of any other society without the permission in writing of the Registrar shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine of $15,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years. (Replaced, 28 of 1961, s. 12. Amended, L.N. 19/87)
Liability of office-bearer, etc. for offence committed by society
26. (1) Where any offence punishable with a fine or imprisonment has been committed, whether or not any person has been convicted in respect thereof, and such offence has been committed or purports to have been committed in the name or on behalf of any society, every office-bearer of such society and every person managing or assisting in the management of such society at the time of the commission of such offence shall be deemed to be guilty of such offence and shall be liable to the punishment prescribed by law therefor, unless he establishes to the satisfaction of the court that the offence was committed without his knowledge and that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.
(2) Any office-bearer and person managing or assisting in the management of such society shall be liable to be prosecuted under this section, notwithstanding that he may have taken part in the commission of the offence.
(3) In any prosecution under subsection (1) of an office-bearer or any person managing or assisting in the management of a society, any document found in the possession of an office-bearer of such society or of a person assisting in the management of such society or of a member of such society or in any place or premises owned, occupied, used or controlled by such society, or of which such society is the lessee, shall be prima facie evidence of the contents thereof for the purpose of proving that anything has been done or purports to have been done by or on behalf of such society. (Amended, 36 of 1982, s. 15) (Added, 31 of 1957, s. 4)
Triad Renunciation Tribunal constitution and procedure
26A. (1) There is established a tribunal to be known as the Triad Renunciation Tribunal which shall consist of a Chairman and such number of other members as the Governor considers appropriate for the time being.
(2) The Tribunal shall carry out the functions and duties imposed on it by this Ordinance.
(3) The Chairman of the Tribunal shall convene meetings of the Tribunal when required to enable it to perform its functions.
(4) Subject to this Ordinance, the Tribunal may determine its own procedure.
(5) For the purposes of hearing an application for a declaration made under section 26C, not less than 3 members of the Tribunal shall be present, one of whom shall be-
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