Singapore Statutes Online - 191 - Mutual Benefit Organisations Act

Mutual Benefit Organisations Act
(CHAPTER 191)

1 Short title

2 Interpretation

3 Appointment of Registrar and Assistant Registrars

4 Conditions of registration

5 Registration and issue of certificate of registration

6 Refusal to register mutual benefit organisation

7 Appeal from refusal to register

8 Annual registers to be published

9 Registration of amendments of rules

10 Registered office

11 Appointment of trustees

12 Persons prohibited from acting as officers of an organisation

13 Audit

14 Annual returns

15 Copy of last balance-sheet

16 Priority on death, bankruptcy, etc., of officer

17 Membership of minors

18 Restriction on nominees

19 Right to supply of copies of rules

20 Right to supply of copies of annual return

21 Inspection of books by members

22 Subscriptions and benefits

23 Utilisation of reserve funds

24 Power to change name

25 Meaning of special resolution

26 Registration of special resolutions

27 Inspectors and special meetings

28 Cancellation and suspension of registration

29 Power to freeze bank accounts

30 Power to seize documents

31 Consequences upon cancellation of registration of organisation

32 Dissolution of registered organisations

33 Instrument of dissolution

34 Dissolution by Registrar

35 Notice of proceedings to set aside dissolution

36 Decision on disputes

37 Unlawful organisations

38 Penalties on office-bearer, etc., of an unlawful organisation

39 Penalties on member of an unlawful organisation

40 Persons allowing unlawful organisation on premises

41 Presumptions

42 Offences

43 Offences by organisation to be also offences by officers, etc.

44 Continuing offence

45 Punishment of fraud, false declaration and misappropriation

46 Falsification

47 Legal proceedings

48 Exemption

49 Rules

THE SCHEDULE Matters for Which Provision Must be Made in the Rules of Every Mutual Benefit Organisation

Legislative History

Penalties on office-bearer, etc., of an unlawful organisation

38. Any office-bearer and any person managing or assisting in the management of any unlawful organisation shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

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