Singapore legislation

Clause 2

Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Assistant Registrar” means an Assistant Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3 of this Act;“officer” means the president, the secretary and members of the committee of a society and includes persons holding positions analogous to those of president, secretary or member of a committee;“place of business” means the place where the records and books of account of the society are kept;“political association” includes any society which the President may by order declare to be a political association;“Registrar” means the Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3 of this Act;“society” includes any club, company, partnership or association of ten or more persons, whatever its nature or object, but does not include —

(a)

any company registered under the provisions of any written law relating to companies for the time being in force in Singapore;

(b)

any company or association constituted under any written law;

(c)

any trade union registered or required to be registered under the provisions of any written law relating to trade unions for the time being in force in Singapore;

(d)

any co-operative society, registered as such, under any written law;

(e)

any mutual benefit organisation registered as such under any written law relating to mutual benefit organisations for the time being in force in Singapore;

(f)

any company, association or partnership, consisting of not more than twenty persons, formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any lawful business that has for its object the acquisition of gain by the company, association or partnership, or the individual members thereof; and

(g)

any school or management committee of a school under any law regulating schools for the time being in force in Singapore.

Definition

“Assistant Registrar” means an Assistant Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3 of this Act;

Definition

“officer” means the president, the secretary and members of the committee of a society and includes persons holding positions analogous to those of president, secretary or member of a committee;

Definition

“place of business” means the place where the records and books of account of the society are kept;

Definition

“political association” includes any society which the President may by order declare to be a political association;

Definition

“Registrar” means the Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3 of this Act;

Definition

“society” includes any club, company, partnership or association of ten or more persons, whatever its nature or object, but does not include —

(a)

any company registered under the provisions of any written law relating to companies for the time being in force in Singapore;

(b)

any company or association constituted under any written law;

(c)

any trade union registered or required to be registered under the provisions of any written law relating to trade unions for the time being in force in Singapore;

(d)

any co-operative society, registered as such, under any written law;

(e)

any mutual benefit organisation registered as such under any written law relating to mutual benefit organisations for the time being in force in Singapore;

(f)

(g)

any school or management committee of a school under any law regulating schools for the time being in force in Singapore.

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