Singapore legislation

Clause 4

Amendment of section 17

Subsection (1) of section 17 of the Societies Ordinance is hereby deleted and the following substituted therefor: —“(1) Whenever it appears to the Minister that —

(a)

any registered society is being used for unlawful purposes; or

(b)

any registered society is being used for purposes incompatible with the peace or good order of the State of Singapore, or with the objects or rules of the society as entered in the Register of Societies; or

(c)

the rules of any registered society are or have been inadequate for the purpose of providing for its proper management and control and such registered society has failed without reasonable cause to amend its rules within three months of, and in accordance with, a request from the Registrar to amend its rules for such purpose,the Minister may order that such society shall be dissolved.”.

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