| Mutual Benefit Organisations Act |
| Mutual Benefit Organisations Rules |
| R 1 |
| REVISED EDITION 1990 |
| (25th March 1992) |
| [16th April 1986] |
| Citation |
| 1. These Rules may be cited as the Mutual Benefit Organisations Rules. |
| Applications |
| 2. Every application for the registration of any mutual benefit organisation under section 4 of the Act shall be made in such form as the Registrar may direct. |
| Certification of registration |
| Fee |
| 4. The fee for the registration of a mutual benefit organisation shall be $80. |
| Admimistration expenses |
| 5. The amount that may be deducted by a registered organisation for administration or any other expense shall not exceed 30% of the total receipts from subscriptions, except that the Registrar may, where he is satisfied that the circumstances of any registered organisation so require, allow a deduction of administration or any other expense in excess of the said 30%. |
| Change of addresses |
6.—(1) No registered organisation shall change the address of its registered office or change its name without the prior consent in writing of the Registrar.
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| Documents, information, etc. |
7.—(1) Every mutual benefit organisation shall furnish the Registrar with such information concerning the organisation as he may at any time require.
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| Special resolution |
8.—(1) Every special resolution sent to the Registrar under section 26 of the Act shall be entered in such form as the Registrar may direct.
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| Offences and penalties |
| 9. Any person who contravenes rule 5, 6 or 7 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500, and where the contravention is a continuing one to a fine not exceeding $50 for every day during which the contravention continues after conviction. |