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Appointment of Registrars.

Registration of Societies.

Annual registers to be published.

Cessation of existence of a Society.

by an order of exemption made under this Ordinance;

the word "Registrar" means the Registrar of Societies,

and includes any Assistant Registrar;

the word "prescribed" means prescribed by rule made

by the Governor-in-Council under this Ordinance.

3. The Registrar General shall be the Registrar of

Societies and the Assistant Registrars General shall be

Assistant Registrars of Societies.

4.-(1.) The Governor-in-Council may order that any

Society be exempted from registration under this Ordinance

and the Societies named in the Schedule shall be deemed to

have been so exempted unless or until the Governor-in-

Council shall otherwise order.

(2.) The Governor-in-Council may order that any Exempted

Society be permitted to be registered under this Ordinance

and thereupon such Society shall cease to be an Exempted

Society.

(3.) The Governor-in-Council, upon application for

registration or exemption by any Society, may order that

such Society be permitted on payment of the prescribed fee

to be registered under this Ordinance.

(4.) The Governor-in-Council shall not refuse permission

to any Society to be registered under this Ordinance unless

it shall appear that such Society is likely to be used for unlawful purposes or for purposes incompatible with the peace or good order of the Colony or that its action and

proceedings are calculated to excite tumult or disorder in

China or to excite persons to crime in China.

5. The Registrar shall cause to be published in the

Gazette in April of each year a list of all existing

Societies registered or exempted from registration.

6. If the Registrar shall have reason to believe that

any Registered or Exempted Society has ceased to exist, he