Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Mutual Benefit Organisations (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

Amendment of section 27

Subsection (1) of section 27 of the principal Act is hereby deleted and the following substituted therefor: —“(1) The Registrar may cancel the registration of a mutual benefit organisation —

(a)

if he is satisfied that —

(i)

any misrepresentation, whether innocent or otherwise, has been made or there has been a failure to disclose any fact, at the time of the application for registration of the organisation, and such misrepresentation or non-disclosure would have influenced the decision of the Registrar to register or refuse to register the organisation;

(ii)

the organisation is being used for unlawful purposes or for purposes prejudicial to public peace, welfare or good order in Singapore;

(iii)

the organisation is being used for purposes incompatible with its objects or rules;

(iv)

the rules of the organisation are or have been inadequate for its proper management and control and the registered organisation has failed without reasonable excuse to amend its rules within three months of, and in accordance with, a direction from the Registrar to amend its rules for those purposes;

(v)

any officer or person managing or assisting in the management of the organisation is not of good character and such organisation has failed without reasonable excuse to remove such officer or person within three months of, and in accordance with, a direction from the Registrar to remove such officer or person from the organisation;

(vi)

the number of members of the organisation is less than fifty; or

(vii)

the organisation is contravening or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder;

(b)

at the request of the organisation; or

(c)

if he considers it in the public interest to do so.”.

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