Name: Societies Ordinance, 1949
Author: Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Quotes from Societies Ordinance, 1949 (Legislative Council of Hong Kong)

Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Societies Ordinance, 1949 (1949)

“ Where the Registrar is satisfied that a local society is a branch of or is affiliated or connected with any organisation 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 for unlawful purposes or for any purpose prejudicial to or incompatible with peace, welfare or good order in the Colony, he shall refuse to register it. ”

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Societies Ordinance, 1949 (1949)

“ Any person who knowingly allows a meeting of an unlawful society, or of members of an unlawful society, to be held in any house, building or place belonging to or occupied by him, or over which he has control, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. ”

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Societies Ordinance, 1949 (1949)

“ The obligations imposed upon exempted societies and registered societies by section 7 of this Ordinance shall be binding upon every office-bearer and upon every person managing or assisting in the management of any such society in the Colony: Provided always that any such office-bearer or other person as aforesaid shall not be so bound unless he has been served with the order given by the Registrar. ”

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Societies Ordinance, 1949 (1949)

“ Changes of declared objects of society. 4. No alteration in the declared objects of any registered society shall be operative without the prior permission in writing of the Registrar obtained upon application to him made in writing and signed by the principal office-bearer.
Change of name of society.. 5. No registered or exempted society shall change its name without the prior permission in writing of the Registrar obtained on application to him made in writing and signed by the principal office-bearer. ”

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Societies Ordinance, 1949 (1949)

“ The cancellation of a registration shall be notified in the manner provided by sub-section (2) of section 16 of this Ordinance and shall take effect on the day of such notification.
(7) Any office-bearer or member of a local society who is aggrieved by the Registrar’s refusal to register such society, or by his decision to rescind the exemption from registration granted to such society or to cancel the registration thereof, may appeal against such refusal or decision to the Governor in Council whose decision shall be final.
Cessation of existence of a society. 6. ”

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Societies Ordinance, 1949 (1949)

“ Provided that, notwithstanding section 9 of this Ordinance, the society concerned shall not be deemed to be an unlawful society until thirty days have elapsed from the date of the notification and such society has failed to obtain registration under this Ordinance within that period. ”

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