29. Purposes for which powers of investigation exercisable
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The Registrar or an Assistant Registrar may exercise the powers specified in section 29A for all or any of the following purposes:
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3;
to investigate into the operations of any registered society to determine compliance with this Act and any regulations, including whether an offence under this Act or any regulations has been committed;
registered society
“registered society” means a society registered or deemed to be registered under this Act;
to investigate into the existence or operations of any unlawful society or suspected unlawful society;
society
“society” includes any club, company, partnership or association of 10 or more persons, whatever its nature or object, but does not include —(a)any company registered under 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 limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;(d)any trade union registered or required to be registered under any written law relating to trade unions for the time being in force in Singapore;(e)any cooperative society registered as such under any written law;(f)any mutual benefit organisation registered as such under any written law relating to mutual benefit organisations for the time being in force in Singapore;(g)any company, association or partnership, consisting of not more than 20 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;(h)any class, society or association of foreign insurers carrying on insurance business in Singapore under any foreign insurer scheme established under Part 2A of the Insurance Act 1966; or(i)any school or management committee of a school constituted under any law regulating schools for the time being in force in Singapore.
to determine whether information provided to the Registrar or Assistant Registrar is correct.
Assistant Registrar
“Assistant Registrar” means an Assistant Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3;