Singapore Statutes Online - 311 - Societies Act

Societies Act
(CHAPTER 311)

1 Short title

2 Interpretation

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 a society

7 Voluntary dissolution of a society

8 Inspection and certified copies of documents

9 Branch of a society

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 a society

13 Use of symbol flag, etc.

14 Unlawful societies

15 Persons allowing unlawful assembly in their premises

16 Penalty for inciting, etc., a person to become a 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 a registered society

20 Punishment of fraud, false declaration and misappropriation

21 Presumptive proof of existence of a society

22 Presumptive proof of membership, etc., of society

23 Society using a triad ritual to be deemed an unlawful society

24 Minister may order dissolution of any society

25 Consequences upon the 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

30 Charges

31 Jurisdiction

32 Forfeiture

33 Service of summons, etc.

33A Amendment of Schedule

34 Regulations

35 Provisions applicable to registered societies

36 Security for costs and liability of officers

37 Power to exempt

38 Transitional provision

THE SCHEDULE Specified Societies

Legislative History

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

26. The Registrar or an Assistant Registrar or a Magistrate or any police officer authorised in writing by the Registrar or an Assistant Registrar or a Magistrate may at any time enter any place which he has reason to believe is kept or used by any registered society or any of its members as a place of meeting or business.