100.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it shall be an offence if —
(a)
a society, or any officer or member thereof, neglects or refuses to do an act or furnish information required for the purposes of this Act by the Minister, the Registrar or a person duly authorised in that behalf by the Minister or Registrar, as the case may be;
(b)
a person makes a false return or declaration or furnishes false information under this Act;
(c)
a person, without reasonable excuse, disobeys any summons, requisition, written direction or written order issued under this Act or does not furnish information required from him by a person authorised to do so under this Act;
(d)
a person acts or purports to act as a member of the committee of management of a society when not entitled to do so;
(e)
a society, or any officer or member thereof, performs any act which requires the consent or approval of the Registrar without first having obtained the consent or approval;
(f)
a society, or any officer or member thereof, neglects or refuses to do any act or thing which is required by or under this Act to be done; or
(g)
a society, or any officer or member thereof, does or causes to be done any act or thing which is prohibited by this Act.
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(2) Any society which fails to comply with a term or condition of its registration, or of any approval granted by the Registrar under section 16A, shall be guilty of an offence.
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(3) Every society, officer, agent, employee or member of a society or other person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.