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Appointment

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"Registrar" means the officer appointed as Registrar of Societies for the Colony;

"Assistant Registrar" means an officer appointed as an Assistant Registrar of Societies for the Colony.

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The Governor may appoint by name or office an officer of Registrar to be Registrar of Societies for the Colony, and officers to be of Societies. styled Assistant Registrars of Societies.

Societies deemed to be estab- lished in the Colony.

Registration of societies.

4. A society shall be deemed to be established in the Colony, although it is organised and has its headquarters or chief place of business outside the Colony, if any of its office-bearers or mem- bers resides in the Colony or is present therein, or if any person in the Colony manages or assists in the management of such society or solicits or collects money or subscription in its behalf:

Provided that no society shall be deemed to be so established, if and so long as-

(a) it is organised and is operating wholly outside the Colony; and

(b) no office, place of business or place of meeting is maintained or used in the Colony by such society or by any person in its behalf; and

(c) no register of members of such society is kept in the Colony; and

(d) no subscriptions are collected or solicited in the Colony by the society or by any person in its behalf.

5. (1) Every local society shall in manner prescribed make application to the Registrar for registration under this Ordinance. (2) The Registrar may order that any local society shall be registered or be exempted from registration under this Or- dinance.

(3) Where the Registrar is satisfied that a local society is a branch of or is affiliated or connected with any organisation or group of a political nature established outside the Colony, he shall refuse to register it and where it appears to him that any local 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.

(4) Where the Registrar agrees to register a local society under this Ordinance, he shall forthwith enter or cause to be entered in a register kept for the purpose the particulars given in the application form and the date of his order directing regis- tration. The register may be searched and examined by any person during the usual office hours on application made to the Registrar or to an Assistant Registrar.

(5) The Registrar may, in his discretion, rescind at any time any exemption granted by him under sub-section (2) of this section if he is satisfied that it is expedient so to do on the ground.