820 14 54463/49
SOCIETIES I
Eid.
I to phe) (48)
NOTE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ON COMMENTS OF
LEGAL ADVISER TO S. OF S. (ÄITH
S. OF 3. 96 SAVING (SECRET) ).
The Bill referred to the 5, of 3, was an adaptation
of the Hong Kong Societies Ordinance, 1911, and the Societies
Cup 217.
Ordinanos, 1920 (Singapore).
It was hurriedly prepared primarily to provide legislation
enabling opportunity to be seized to prohibit the continued
existence in the Colony of societies having comection with
organisations of a political nature outside the Colony.
2.
The Legal Adviser's comments make valuable suggestion
for amendment of the draft Bill which constitute improvement and
modernisation on lines which would have been adopted in the draft
Bill had time allowed.
3.
My detailed comments are as follows :
Item
(1) to clause 2
I agree.
(2) As to clause 4
I agree
S
although I think not
new
(3) As to clause
As to 5(1)
5(2)
vital. It may in fact create
some confusion in practice.
Yes. But
All local societies should apply
for "registration". Knowledge
of existence, a main objective,
cannot otherwise be obtained -
Exemption to be granted, if at all,
after application.
There the Registrar is satisfied
that there is connection with
outside political organisation,
present circumstances appear to me