Evidence.
Transitional provision
Bules.
Duration.
Repeal. Ordinance No. & of 1920.
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24. In any prosecution under this Ordinance the Magistrate may refer, for the purpose of evidence, to "The Triad Society or Heaven and Earth Association" by William Stanton and to any other published book or articles on the subject of unlawful societies in general or of particular unlawful societies which the Magistrate may consider to be of authority on the subject to which they relate.
26. (1) Any local society in existence at the date of the com- mencement of this Ordinance shall make application for registration in accordance with section 5 within thirty days of such date.
(2) Notwithstanding section 9 uo such society (not being a Triad Society) shall be deemed to be au unlawful society until sneh period of thirty days has elapsed and such society has failed to obtain an order for registration or exemption from registration.
26. (1) The Governor in Council may from time to time make rules for the purposes following or any of them ~
(a) to prescribe the counner of exemption and registration of societies under this Ordinance;
(b) to regulate or restrict changes of the name or objects of exempted or registered societies;
(c) to regulate or restrict changes of the place of business or place of meetings of registered societies or of exempted societies;
(d) to prescribe the forms which may be used for carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance;
Registrar;
(e) to prescribe information to be furuished to the
() generally for carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance in relation to any matters, whether similar or not to those in this sub-section mentioned, as to which it may be expedient to make rulos.
(2) A contravention of any rule onde under this Or- dinance shall be an offence and a person guilty thereof shall be Hiable on ammary conviction to a fiue not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months unless a lesser penalty is prescribed by rule.
(3) The rules in the Schedule to this Ordinance shall be in force except so far as they may be rescinded or amended by rules made under this section.
27. This Ordinance shall continue in force until and including the 31st December, 1950: Provided that it shall be lawful for the Legislative Council from time to time by resolution to extend the duration of this Ordinance for such term, not exceeding one year at a time, as may be specified in auch resolution.
28. The Societies Ordinance, 1920, is hereby repealed,
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SCHEDULE
THE SOCIETIES ORDINANCE, 1949
(Section 26)
RULES
1. These rules may be cited as the Societies (Registration) Cation, Rules, 1949.
2. Every application for the registration of any local society Application shall be made in Form I of the Schedule to these rules, which forms. form shall be supplied by the Registrar of Societies. Such application shall be signed by the three principal office-bearers of such society.
3. The decision of the Registrar upon every application made Decision of in manner specified in rule 2 shall be communicated in Form II Register upon of the Schedule to these rules.
application
declared
4. No alteration in the declared objects of any registered Changer of society shall be operative without the prior permission in writing of the Registrar obtained upon application to him made in writing society.
objeca of and signed by the principal office-bearer.
5.
No registered or exempted society shall change its name change of without the prior permission in writing of the Registrar obtained mane of on application to him made in writing and signed by the principal society. office-bearer.
SCHEDULE
Form I
THE SOCIETIES (REGISTRATION) RULES, 1949
(Rule 2)
Application is hereby maile for the registration of a society
of which the uame and other description are as follows:- Name
Addrese
Objects
Description of persons to whom membership is restricted.
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