Persons responsible for supplying information.
Unlawful societies.
Penalties on office- bearer etc. of
an unlawful society.
Penalties on member of unlawful society.
Persons allowing unlawful
society on premises.
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(c) a true and complete return of the number of meetings held by any such society in the Colony within the period of six months immediately preceding such order, stating the place or places at which such meetings were held;
(d) such other information as may be prescribed.
(2) An order given under the preceding sub-section shall specifiy the time within which (being not less than seven days) the information shall be supplied: Provided that the Registrar may, on application made to him and on good cause being shown, grant an extension of time at his discretion.
8. (1) The obligations imposed upon exempted societies and registered societies by section 7 of this Ordinance shall be binding upon every office-bearer and upon every person managing or assisting in the management of any such society in the Colony: Provided always that any such office-bearer or other person as aforesaid shall not be so bound unless he has been served with the order given by the Registrar.
(2) If any exempted society or registered society fails to comply with the whole or part of any order given under section 7 of this Ordinance, each of the persons mentioned in the preceding sub-section who has been served as aforementioned shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars unless he establishes to the satisfaction of the court that he has exercised due diligence and has failed to comply with the order for reasons beyond his control.
(3) If any information supplied to the Registrar in com- pliance with an order given under section 7 is false, incorrect, or incomplete in any material particular, the person who has supplied such information shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars unless he establishes to the satis- faction of the court that he had good reason to believe that the information was true, correct and complete.
9. Every local society, not being a registered society or an exempted society, shall be deemed to be an unlawful society.
10. Any office-bearer and any person managing or assisting in the management of any unlawful society shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.
11. Any person who is or acts as a member of an unlawful society or attends a meeting of an unlawful society shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.
12. Any person who knowingly allows a meeting of an unlawful society, or of members of an unlawful society, to be held in any house, building or place belonging to or occupied by him, or over which he has control, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.