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person shall be charged with an offence under this Ordinance, or any rule made thereunder unless the prior consent in writing of the Attorney General has been obtained.
22. Any books, accounts, writings, banners, insignia or other property belonging to any unlawful society shall, upon order of a magistrate, be forfeited and given to the Registrar or to an assistant registrar for disposal in such manner as he may see fit.
Forfeiture.
23. Every summons, notice or other document issued under this Ordinance, or under any rule made hereunder, shall be deemed to have been validly and effectually served, if served in the manner prescribed by the Magistrates Ordinance, (Cap. 227), for the service of summonses under that Ordinance.
Service of summons.
24. In any prosecution under this Ordinance, the magistrate may refer, for the purpose of evidence, to "The Triad Society or Heaven and Earth Association" by William Stanton and to any other published book or articles on the subject of unlawful societies in general or of particular unlawful societies which the magistrate may consider to be of authority on the subject to which they relate.
Evidence.
25. The Governor in Council may by rules prescribe or provide for—
(a) the manner of exemption and registration of societies under this Ordinance;
(b) regulating or restricting changes of the name or objects of exempted or registered societies;
(c) regulating or restricting changes of the place of business or place of meetings of registered societies or of exempted societies;
(d) forms which may be used for carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance;
(e) information to be furnished to the Registrar;
(f) contraventions of rules made hereunder which shall be deemed to be offences and prescribing penalties therefor: Provided that no penalty so prescribed shall exceed a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months;
(g) generally carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance in relation to any matters, whether similar
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Societies.
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person shall be charged with an offence under this Ordinance. or any rule made thereunder unless the prior consent in writing of the Attorney General has been obtained.
22. Any books, accounts, writings, banners, insignia or Forfeiture. other property belonging to any unlawful society shall upon order of a magistrate be forfeited and given to the Registrar or to an assistant registrar for disposal in such manner as he may see fit.
summons.
23. Every summons, notice or other document issued Service of under this Ordinance, or under any rule made hereunder, shall be deemed to have been validly and effectually served, if served in the manner prescribed by the Magistrates Ordin- (Cap. 227.) ance, for the service of summonses under that Ordinance.
24. In any prosecution under this Ordinance the Evidence. magistrate may refer, for the purpose of evidence, to "The Triad Society or Heaven and Earth Association" by William Stanton and to any other published book or articles on the subject of unlawful societies in general or of particular unlawful societies which the magistrate may consider to be of authority on the subject to which they relate.
25. The Governor in Council may by rules prescribe Rules. or provide for
(a) the manner of exemption and registration of societies
under this Ordinance;
(b) regulating or restricting changes of the name or
objects of exempted or registered societies;
(c) regulating or restricting changes of the place of business or place of meetings of registered societies or of exempted societies;
(d) forms which may be used for carrying out the
provisions of this Ordinance;
(e) information to be furnished to the Registrar; (f) contraventions of rules made hereunder which shall be deemed to be offences and prescribing penalties therefor: Provided that no penalty so prescribed shall exceed a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months; (g) generally carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance in relation to any matters, whether similar
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