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.
(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 specify 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 file 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.
13. In any proceedings under this Ordinance-
(a) where it is proved that a club, company, partnership, or association is in existence, it shall be presumed that such club, company, partnership or association is a society within the meaning of this Ordinance unless the contrary is proved;
(b) it shall not be necessary for the prosecution to prove that a society possesses a name, or that it has been constituted or is usually known under a particular name;
(c) where it is alleged that a society is an unlawful society, the burden of proving that it is a registered society, or an exempted society, or that it is not a local society, shall lie on the person charged.
Presumptions.
14. (1) Where any books, accounts, writings, lists of mem-
Presumption bers, seals, banners or insignia of or relating to or purporting to of member- relate to any society are found in the possession of any person, ship etc., it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such person
of society. is a member of such society, and such society shall be presumed until the contrary is proved, to be in existence at the time such books, accounts, writings, lists of members, seals, banners or insignia are so found.
(2) Where any books, accounts, writings, lists of mem- bers, seals, banners or insignia of or relating to any society are found in the possession of any person, it shall be further presumed, until the contrary is proved, that such person assists in the management of such society.
15. (1) Every society, whether it is exempted or registered Society using or not, which uses a Triad ritual shall be deemed to be an unlawful a Triad ritual to be deemed society.
an unlawful
Offences.
(2) Any person who is or acts as a member of a Triad society. Society or attends a meeting thereof or is found in possession of or having the custody or control of any books, accounts, writings, lists of members, seals, banners or insignia of or relating to any Triad Society or branch of a Triad Society, whether such society or branch is established in the Colony or not, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
16. (1) The Governor in Council may, in his discretion, order Governor in that any exempted society or registered society be dissolved where Council he is satisfied that any such society is being used for purposes may order prejudicial to or incompatible with peace, welfare or good order in the Colony.
dissolution
of any
registered or
society.
(2) Notification of every such order shall be published in exempted the Gazette, and shall be affixed in a conspicuous manner on any building occupied by such society and at the nearest police station of the police district in which such building exists.
(3) Every society against which an order of dissolution is made shall thenceforward be deemed to be an unlawful society and the registration thereof, if it is a registered society, shall be cancelled.