Clause 3

No person shall act as an officer of a society or any branch thereof if —

he has, while being a member of a society, been convicted for an offence involving the unlawful expenditure of the funds of a society; or

he has been declared, in writing, by the Minister to be unfit to be an officer of a society by reason of any conviction for a criminal offence other than that specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection, unless the written permission of the Minister so to act is first obtained.(2) Any person who acts in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.Use of symbol9C.—

No registered society shall use any symbol without the consent in writing of the Registrar or an Assistant Registrar.(2) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Registrar or an Assistant Registrar to the use of a symbol may appeal against the decision to the Minister whose decision shall be final.(3) In any case where a registered society uses a symbol in contravention of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section —

the president, secretary and all members of the committee of such society, or if such offices do not exist, all persons holding positions in such society analogous to those of president, secretary and members of such committee; and

all persons managing or assisting in the management of such society,shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.”.