Societies Act - Singapore Statutes Online

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3 Appointment of Registrar and Assistant Registrars

4 Registration of specified societies and refusal to register

4A Registration of societies not specified in Schedule

5 Annual registers to be published

6 Cessation of existence of society

7 Voluntary dissolution of society

8 Inspection and certified copies of documents

10 Information to be furnished by societies and persons responsible for supplying information

11 Change of name, place of business and rules of society

11A Registrar may order change of name or rules of society registered under section 4A

12 Persons who shall not act as officers of society

13 Use of flag, symbol, etc.

14 Unlawful societies

15 Persons allowing unlawful assembly in their premises

16 Penalty for inciting, etc., person to become member of unlawful society

17 Penalty for procuring subscription or aid for unlawful society

18 Publishing, etc., propaganda of unlawful society

19 Penalty for misuse of money or property of registered society

20 Punishment of fraud, false declaration and misappropriation

21 Presumptive proof of existence of society

22 Presumptive proof of membership, etc., of society

23 Society using triad ritual to be deemed unlawful society

24 Minister may order dissolution of any society

25 Consequences upon order of Minister under section 24

26 Power of Magistrate, etc., to enter place kept as place of meeting

27 Power to enter and search in special cases

28 Magistrate, etc., may enter house, etc., where unlawful meeting held, or books, accounts, etc., kept, may arrest and seize persons and property found

29 Registrar and Assistant Registrar to have power to summon witnesses

33 Service of summons, etc.

33A Amendment of Schedule

35 Provisions applicable to registered societies

36 Security for costs and liability of officers

38 Transitional provision

Unlawful societies

14.—(1) Every society, not being a registered society, shall be deemed to be an unlawful society; but no society shall be deemed to be unlawful under this section if and so long as the Registrar is satisfied that ––

(a)	it is organised wholly outside Singapore; and
(b)	does not carry on any activity in Singapore.

(2) Any person who manages or assists in the management of any unlawful society shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years.

(3) Any person who is or acts as a member of an unlawful society, or attends a meeting of an unlawful society, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

[15/2004]

(4) Every offence under subsection (3) shall be deemed to be a non‑bailable offence and an arrestable case within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68).

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