SOCIETIES RULES

SOCIETIES RULES

SOCIETIES RULES

(Cap. 151, section 41)

[21 July 1961.]

1. These rules may be cited as the Societies Rules.

2. (1) Every application for registration of a society shall be
made by the delivery to the Registrar of an application form, duly
completed, in accordance with Form 1 in the Schedule.

(2) Every application for exemption from registration of a
society shall be made by the delivery of an application form, duly
completed, in accordance with Form 2 in the Schedule.

(3) Every such application form shall be signed by the 3
principal office-bearers or 3 sponsors of the society.

3. (1) If the Registrar decides-

(a)to register a society he shall forward to the society a
certificate of registration in accordance with Form 3 in the
Schedule;

(b)to grant to a society exemption from registration, he shall
forward to the society a certificate of exemption from
registration in accordance with Form 4 in the Schedule,

and in each case he shall return to the society a copy of the
constitution or rules of the society certified under his hand as having
been approved by him.

(2) If the Registrar decides to refuse to register a society or to
grant to a society exemption from registration, he shall forward to
the society a notice of refusal in accordance with Form 5 in the
Schedule.

4. (1) A notice served by the Registrar in accordance with
the provisions of section 10(1) of the Ordinance shall be in
accordance with Form 6 in the Schedule.

(2) A notice served, affixed and published in accordance with
the provisions of section 10(4) or section 14(5) of the Ordinance shall
be in accordance with Form 7 in the Schedule.

(3) A notice published in accordance with the provisions of
section 14(2) of the Ordinance shall be in accordance with Form 8 in
the Schedule.

5. The constitution or rules of every society, unless the society
is exempted by the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of
section 9(3) of the Ordinance from compliance with the provisions





of sections 8 and 11 of the Ordinance, shall contain, to the satisfaction
of the Registrar, provision in respect of the following matters

(a) the name of the society;

(b) the registered address of the society;

(e) the objects for which the society is established;

(d)the purposes to which the funds of the society may be applied;

(e)the qualifications for membership of the society and the terms
of admission of members thereof,

the manner in which ordinary and extraordinary meetings of
the members of the society may be called, the notice which
must be given of any such meeting and the number of
members of the society which shall form a quorum at any such
meeting;

(g)the mode of election of officers of the society and the period
during which they may hold office without reelection;

(h)the nature and extent of the liability of members of the society;

(i)the method by which the society may be dissolved and the
disposal of assets of the society in the event of the dissolution
thereof.

6. Any person who wishes to inspect the register of registered
societies or the register of exempted societies shall pay to the Registrar
a fee of $1 for every such inspection.

SCHEDULE

FORM 1 [rule 2.]

SOCIETIES ORDINANCE
(Chapter 151)

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A SOCIETY


Application is hereby made for the registration, in accordance with the pro

visions of section 5 of the Societies Ordinance, of the society known as


.............

................................. of


..............
The objects of the society are .................................................




A true and complete copy of the constitution/rules of the society is attached.

The particulars of the society are-
(a) Persons eligible for membership of the society ............................................


(b) Number of members permitted
....................................................................
(c) Titles of office-bearers
..................................................................................



(d) Names, addresses and occupations of the office-bearers at the date of

application
.....................................................................................
..............

................................

.......................................

(e) Address and location of every intended place of meeting and place of


business ........................

Dated this day of................19

..............

Signature (office held).


..............

Signature (office held).

..............

Signature (office
held).

Form 2 [rule 2.]

SOCIETIES ORDINANCE
(Chapter 151)

APPLICATION BY A SOCIETY FOR EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION


Application is hereby made for the exemption from registration, in accordance

with the provisions of section 5 of the Societies Ordinance,
of the Society known as

..............
(Name of Society)
......................
(Address of Society)






The society is established solely for religious, charitable, social or recreational



purposes/as a rural committee/as a federation or other association of rural

committees recognized as such by the Secretary for and New Territories


Administration*.



The objects of the society are ..................................

A true and complete copy of the constitution /rules of the society is attached.

The particulars of the society are-


(a) Persons eligible for membership of the society ............................................

(b) Number of members permitted
....................................................................
(c) Titles of officers
............................................................................................

(d)Names, addresses and occupations of the officers at the date of
application

(e)Address and location of every intended place of meeting and place of re
........................................................................................................

Dated this day of 19

.................

Signature (Office held).


.............................................................

Signature (office held).


.............

Signature (office held).








Delete whichever is
inapplicable,






FORM 3 [rule 3.]

SOCIETIES ORDINANCE
(Chapter 151)

CERTIFICATE OF
REGISTRATION

It is hereby certified that the society known as
....................................................

........ ............ ........... of

.....................................

(Add, of Scoiety
is registered in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of the Societies
Ordinance.

Dated this day of 19

.........................................

Registrar Assistant
Registrar of Societies.

FORM 4 [rule 3.]

SOCIETIES ORDINANCE

(Chapter 151)

CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION

It is hereby certified that the society known as
....................................................

................ .................... ...... ..............
....................................... of

(Name

................................
..................

of society

is exempted from registration in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of the
Societies Ordinance and from compliance with the provisions of sections 8 and 11
of that Ordinance in accordance with the provisions of section 9 of that Ordinance
upon the following conditions

...................

Dated this day of 19

..............................
......................

Registrar of Societies/Assistant
Registrar of Societies.





FORM 5 [rule 3.]

SOCIETIES ORDINANCE
(Chapter 151)

NOTICE OF REFUSAL To REGISTER/EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION*
To ...............................................................................................................................
(Name of society)
of .............................................................................................................................

(Address of society)

I hereby give notice that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6,17* of


the Societies Ordinance, 1 refuse to register/exempt from registration* the above

named society.

Dated this day of 19

................................................................

Registrar of Societies/Assistant
Registrar of Societies.


Delete whichever is inapplicable.

FORM 6 [rule 4.]

SOCIETIES ORDINANCE

(Chapter 151)

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CANCEL
REGISTRATION/
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION*

To ...............................................................................................................................


of
................................................................................................................................

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 10 of the Societies
Ordinance I hereby give you notice that 1 am of the opinion that the registration/
exemption from registration* of the above named society should be cancelled on
the following grounds

......................
................................................
.....................

...............................................................................................................................

AND I further give notice to you that unless within 14 days of the service of this
notice on the said society, the society shows cause to my satisfaction why the

registration ration/exempt ion from registration* should not be cancelled, 1 shall
cancel the registration /exemption ion from registration* of the said society.

Dated this day of 1 19

.................

Registrar qf Societies/
Assistant
Registrar of Societies.

Delete whichever is inapplicable.





FORM 7 [rule 4.]

SOCIETIES ORDINANCE

(Chapter 151)

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION/EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION*

It is hereby notified that in exercise of the power conferred by subsection (3) of
section 10/subsection (3)/(4) of section 14* of the Societies Ordinance, the Registrar
of Societies has cancelled/refused to cancel* the registration/exemption from
registration* of the society known as
..........................................
.....................
(Name of society)

Dated this day of 19

...............................
Registrar of Societies.

* Delete whichever is inapplicable.





FORM 8 [rule 4.]

SOCIETIES ORDINANCE
(Chapter 151)

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

It is hereby notified that the Registrar of Societies has been notified, in
accordance with the provisions of section 14(1) of the Societies Ordinance, that
the

society known as
.........................................................................................................
(Name of society)
.......................................................................................
(Address of society)
of .........................................................................................................................

being a society registered/exempted from registration* in accordance with the
provisions of that Ordinance, has decided to dissolve itself AND THAT if no
objection is received by him within 14 days after the date of publication of this
notice, the Registrar will cancel the registration, exemption from registration* of
the said society.

Dated this day of 19

.........................

Registrar of Societies.


* Delete whichever is inapplicable.
G.N.A. 85/61. L.N. 279/82. Citation. Application for registration and exemption from registration. Schedule, Form 1. Form 2. Communication of decision of Registrar. Schedule, Form 3. Form 4. Form 5. Notices of cancellation, etc. Schedule, Form 6. Form 7. Form 8. Content of constitution of rules. Inspection of registers. L.N. 279/82. L.N. 279/82.

G.N.A. 85/61. L.N. 279/82. Citation. Application for registration and exemption from registration. Schedule, Form 1. Form 2. Communication of decision of Registrar. Schedule, Form 3. Form 4. Form 5. Notices of cancellation, etc. Schedule, Form 6. Form 7. Form 8. Content of constitution of rules. Inspection of registers. L.N. 279/82. L.N. 279/82.

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