2560
No. 8 of 1920.
[Originally No. 8 of 1920.
Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
*
Short title.
Interpreta-tion.
Societies declared unlawful.
Societies which may be declared unlawful.
*
SOCIETIES.
No. 4 of 1920, repealed by No. 11 of 1921.
No. 5 of 1920, incorporated in No. 2 of 1919.
No. 6 of 1920, incorporated in No. 9 of 1911.
No. 7 of 1920, incorporated in No. 40 of 1909.
No. 8 of 1920.
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to societies.
[25th June, 1920.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Societies Ordinance, 1920.
2. In this Ordinance,
(a) "Place" includes vessel.
(b) "Society" includes every club, company, guild, lodge, partnership, union, or other association of persons, whatsoever, and every branch of any such association.
3. The following societies are hereby declared to be unlawful societies:-
(a) the Triad Society:
(b) all societies which use a Triad ritual:
(c) all societies which have among their objects unlawful purposes or purposes incompatible with the peace and good order of the Colony.
4.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council in his absolute discretion to declare to be unlawful any society which in his opinion—
(a) has among its objects unlawful purposes or purposes incompatible with the peace and good order of the Colony, or
(b) is being used, or is likely to be used, for unlawful purposes or for purposes incompatible with the peace and good order of the Colony, or
* See No. 23 of 1917, s. 2 (2) (e).
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
2560
No. 8 of 1920.
[Originally No. 8 of 1920.
Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
*
Short title.
Interpreta- tion.
Societies declared unlawful.
Societies
which may be declared unlawful.
*
SOCIETIES.
No. 4 of 1920, repealed by No. 11 of 1921.
No. 5 of 1920, incorporated in No. 2 of 1919.
No. 6 of 1920, incorporated in No. 9 of 1911.
No. 7 of 1920, incorporated in No. 40 of 1909.
No. 8 of 1920.
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to societies.
[25th June, 1920.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Societies Ordinance, 1920.
2. In this Ordinance,
(a) "Place" includes vessel.
(b) "Society" includes every club, company, guild, lodge, partnership, union, or other association of persons, what- soever, and every branch of any such association.
3. The following societies are hereby declared to be unlawful societies:-
(a) the Triad Society:
(b) all societies which use a Triad ritual:
(c) all societies which have among their objects unlawful purposes or purposes incompatible with the peace and good order of the Colony.
4.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council in his absolute discretion to declare to be unlawful any society which in his opinion—
(a) has among its objects unlawful purposes or purposes incompatible with the peace and good order of the Colony, or
(b) is being used, or is likely to be used, for unlawful purposes or for purposes incompatible with the peace and good order of the Colony, or
* See No. 23 of 1917, s. 2 (2) (e).
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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