(2) If at the expiration of such three months the Registrar is satisfied that the society has ceased to exist, a notification to that effect shall be published in the Gazette, and the society shall be deemed to have ceased to exist from the date of such publication.
Information to be furnished by societies. 7. (1) The Registrar may, at any time, by notice under his hand, order any exempted society or registered society to furnish him in writing with—
- (a) a true and complete copy of the constitution and rules of any such society in force at the date of such order;
- (b) a true and complete list of office-bearers and members of any such society residing in the Colony or present therein at the date of such order;
- (c) a true and complete return of the number of meetings held by any such society in the Colony within the period of six months immediately preceding such order, stating the place or places at which such meetings were held;
- (d) such other information as may be prescribed.
(2) An order given under the preceding sub-section shall specifiy the time within which (being not less than seven days) the information shall be supplied: Provided that the Registrar may, on application made to him and on good cause being shown, grant an extension of time at his discretion.
Persons responsible for supplying information. 8. (1) 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.
(2) If any exempted society or registered society fails to comply with the whole or part of any order given under section 7 of this Ordinance, each of the persons mentioned in the preceding sub-section who has been served as aforementioned shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars unless he establishes to the satisfaction of the court that he has exercised due diligence and has failed to comply with the order beyond his control.
(3) If any information supplied to the Registrar in compliance with an order given under section 7 is false, incorrect, or incomplete in any material particular, the person who has supplied such information shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars unless he establishes to the satisfaction of the court that he had good reason to believe that the information was true, correct and complete.
Unlawful societies. 9. Every local society, not being a registered society or an exempted society, shall be deemed to be an unlawful society.
