(33 of 1952).
(g) the society has exercised or is exercising or intends to exercise or has attempted to exercise influence over the conduct or management of any school as defined by section 2 of the Education Ordin- ance, 1952, or over any teacher or pupil in such school and that such influence is-
() of a political nature; or
(ii) prejudicial to the conduct or management of such school or to the welfare and good order of any such teacher or pupil; or
(h) in the case of a society which has been exempted from registration, the society, in the opinion of the Registrar, has ceased to be used solely for religious, charitable, social or recreational pur- poses or to be a rural committee or a federation or other association of rural committees.
(2) A copy of such notice shall be published in the Gazerte within seven days after the date of such service.
(3) If within such period of fourteen days the society does not show cause to the Registrar why the registration or exemption from registration of the society should not be cancelled...
(a) if the notice was served on a ground set forth in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subsection (1), the Registrar shall cancel the registration or exemption from registration of the society; and (6) if the notice was served on a ground set forth in paragraph (f), (g) or (h) of subsection (1), the Registrar, after consultation with the Colonial Sécretary, may cancel the registration or exemp- tion from registration of the society.
(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 build- ing 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 fourteen days from the date when notice thereof was published in
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the Gazette or from the determination of any appeal against such cancellation in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance whichever is the later.
(6) Any notice in accordance with the provisions of this section or of subsection (3) of section 5C shall be deemed to have been properly served if posted by pre-paid registered post addressed to the last known address of the society.
SF. (1) No branch of a society shall be established without the prior approval of the Registrar.
(2) The Registrar may refuse his conscal 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
(6) 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.
SG. (1) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar made in accordance with the provisions of section 5C, SF, 6. 6A or BA or subsection (1) of section SA or subsection (1) or (3) of section 5B or paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section SE may appeal to the Supreme Court against such decision,
(2) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar made in accordance with the provisions of sub- section (2) of section 5 or of subsection (2) of section 5A or of paragraph (6) of subsection (3) of section 5E, or by a decision of the District Commissioner, New Territories made in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of section 58 may appeal by petition to the Governor in Council against such decision,
(3) Any such appeal may be made within fourteen days after the date when the decision was notified to such person or the date of publication of the notice of such decision in the Gazette, whichever is the later.
(4) In any such case, the operation of decision shall be suspended until such appeal has been heard and