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Clause 5.

2.

(a) it is organised and is operating wholly

outside the Colony; and

(b) no office, place of business or place of

meeting ia maintained or used in the Colony by such

society or by any person in its behalf; and

(0)

no register of members of such society

is kept in the Colony; and

(a) no subscriptions are collected or

solicited in the Colony by the society or by any

person in its behalf".

This clause is suggested in lieu of the present

clause 4:

"Registra ion of Societies.

Every local society shall in manner

prescribed make application to the

Registrar for registration under this Ordinance unless

the Registrar, in his absolute discretion, has, by

writing under his hand, exempted it from registration.

(2) Where the Registrar is satisfied that a local

society is a branch of or is afiilisted or connected

with any organisation or group of a political nature established outside the Colony, he ay, in his

discretion, refuse to register it and where it appears

local to him that any such society is likely to be used for

unlawful purposes or for any purpose prejudicial to

or incompatible with peace, welfare or good order in

the Colony, he shall refuse to register it.

(3)

(4)(3)

The Registrar may, in his discretion, rescind

at any time any exemption granted by him under

subsection (1) of this section if he is satisfied

that it is expedient so to do on the ground that the

society concerned is affiliated or connected with any

organisation or group of a political nature established

/outside