SOCIETIES.
No. 47 of 1911.
2045
No. 44 of 1911, incorporated in No. 21 of 1909.
No. 45 of 1911, incorporated in No. 1 of 1901.
No. 46 of 1911, incorporated in No. 9 of 1911.
No. 47 of 1911.
To provide for a more effectual control over Societies and Clubs. [17th November, 1911.]
1. The Societies Ordinance, 1911.
2. In this Ordinance,---
"Society" includes any club, company, partnership or association of 10 or more persons, whatever be its nature or object, but does not include-
(a) any company registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1865, or the Companies Ordinance, 1911;
(b) any company or association constituted under Charter, Letters Patent, Act, or Ordinance;
(c) any lodge of freemasons regularly constituted under any of the registered governing bodies of freemasons in the United Kingdom;
(d) any company, association, or partnership, consisting of not more than 20 persons, formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any lawful business;
(e) any clan, family, or t'ong referred to in section 28 of the New Territories Regulation Ordinance, 1910, in respect of which a manager has been duly registered under the said Ordinance, so long as the certificate of the Land Officer referred to in the said section continues in full force and effect :
"Registered society" means any society registered under this Ordinance :
"Exempted society" means any society exempted from registration by an order of exemption made under this Ordinance :
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Societies, and includes any Assistant Registrar.
* As amended by No. 50 of 1911, No. 8 of 1912, No. 16 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912 and No. 23 of 1912.
Short title.
Interpretation of terms.
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SOCIETIES.
No. 47 of 1911.
2045
No. 44 of 1911, incorporated in No. 21 of 1909.
No. 45 of 1911, incorporated in No. 1 of 1901.
No. 46 of 1911, incorporated in No. 9 of 1911.
No. 47 of 1911.
To provide for a more effectual control over Societies and Clubs. [17th November, 1911.]
1. The Societies Ordinance, 1911.
2. In this Ordinance,---
σε
Society" includes any club, company, partnership or associa- tion of 10 or more persons, whatever be its nature or object, but does not include-
(a) any company registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1865, or the Companies Ordinance, 1911;
(b) any company or association constituted under Charter, Letters Patent, Act, or Ordinance;⚫
(c) any lodge of freemasons regularly constituted under any of the registered governing bodies of freemasons in the United Kingdom;
(d) any company, association, or partnership, consisting of not more than 20 persons, formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any lawful business;
(e) any clan, family, or t'ong referred to in section 28 of the New Territories Regulation Ordinance, 1910, in respect of which a manager has been duly registered under the said Ordinance, so long as the certificate of the Land Officer referred to in the said section continues in full force and effect :
Registered society" means any society registered under this Ordinance :
Exempted society" means any society exempted from registra- tion by an order of exemption made under this Ordinance :
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Registrar means the Registrar of Societies, and includes any Assistant Registrar.
* As amended by No. 50 of 1911, No. 8 of 1912, No. 16 of 1912,
No. 17 of 1912 and No. 23 of 1912.
Short title.
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tion of terms.
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