Singapore legislation
Clause 93
Clause 93
Miscellaneous powers of Registrar
The Registrar shall have power to —
prescribe the accounts and books to be kept by a society;
prescribe the returns to be submitted by a society to the Registrar and the form in which such returns shall be submitted;
prescribe any form to be used for any purpose under this Act;
reduce the maximum limit of borrowing from members and non-members, fixed by a society under subsection (2) of section 68, and to impose such conditions as he may deem necessary;
attend, personally or by his representative, general meetings and committee meetings of a society and to require every society to send to him, at the proper time, notice and agenda of every meeting, and all minutes and communications in respect thereof;
convene extraordinary general meetings in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
prescribe the audit fees to be paid by a society provided that, where the audit is carried out by the co-operative apex organisation or by a certified accountant, the audit fee shall be subject to the approval of the Registrar;
rescind a resolution or action of an officer or a committee of management or of a general meeting of a society which, in his opinion, is outside the objects of the society as defined in the by-laws of the society; and
freeze the bank account of a society when it is proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar that such measure is necessary to prevent losses or misuse of funds.