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Appointment of Registrar of Societies.

Societies

deemed to be

the Colony.

Societies.

society any office or position analogous to any of those mentioned above;

"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.

3. The Governor may appoint by name or office an officer to be Registrar of Societies for the Colony, and officers to be styled assistant registrars of societies.

4. A society shall be deemed to be established in the established in Colony, although it is organized and has its headquarters or chief place of business outside the Colony, if any of its office-bearers or members 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-

Registration

of societies,

(a) it is organized 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 Ordinance.

(3) Where the Registrar is satisfied that a local society is a branch of or is affiliated or connected with any organization 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

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