Chapter Number and Title of Enactment

Chapter:

151Title:SOCIETIES ORDINANCE

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Table of contents of enactment:
Cap 151 Long title
Cap 151 s 1Short title
Cap 151 s 2Interpretation
Cap 151 s 3Appointment of Societies Officer
Cap 151 s 4Societies deemed to be established in Hong Kong
Cap 151 s 5Application for registration or exemption from registration
Cap 151 s 5ARegistration and exemption from registration
Cap 151 s 5BAppeal against refusal to register or to exempt, etc.
Cap 151 s 5COffences in relation to registration, etc.
Cap 151 s 5DCancellation of registration or exemption from registration
Cap 151 s 5EAppeal against cancellation
Cap 151 s 5FOffences of continued operation
Cap 151 s 6Rural committees
Cap 151 s 7Form of notices, records, etc.
Cap 151 s 8Prohibition of operation of societies
Cap 151 s 9Restrictions on names of societies
Cap 151 s 9A(Repealed 75 of 1992 s. 5)
Cap 151 s 9B(Repealed 75 of 1992 s. 5)
Cap 151 s 10Changes of particulars of a society
Cap 151 s 11List of societies
Cap 151 s 12Requests for information and documents
Cap 151 s 13Cessation of existence of a society
Cap 151 s 14Dissolution of a society
Cap 151 s 14ARemoving a society from the list
Cap 151 s 15Information to be furnished by societies
Cap 151 s 16Persons responsible for supplying information
Cap 151 s 17(Repealed 75 of 1992 s. 10)
Cap 151 s 18Unlawful societies
Cap 151 s 19Penalties on office-bearer, etc. of an unlawful society
Cap 151 s 20Membership, etc.
Cap 151 s 21Persons allowing unlawful society on premises
Cap 151 s 22Penalty for inciting, etc., a person to become a member of an unlawful society
Cap 151 s 23Penalty for procuring subscription or aid for an unlawful society
Cap 151 s 24Liability of person convicted of an offence under section 19 or 20
Cap 151 s 25Restriction on office-bearers of a prohibited society becoming office-bearers of other societies
Cap 151 s 26(Repealed 75 of 1992 s. 17)
Cap 151 s 26ATriad Renunciation Tribunal constitution and procedure
Cap 151 s 26BAppointment of members
Cap 151 s 26BATriad Renunciation Secretariat constitution and procedure
Cap 151 s 26CApplication for declaration
Cap 151 s 26DForm of application
Cap 151 s 26EProcedure of Tribunal on application
Cap 151 s 26FAppearance before the Tribunal
Cap 151 s 26GRenunciation
Cap 151 s 26HCertificate a stay to certain proceedings
Cap 151 s 26IIssue of certificates on conviction for certain offences and in other cases
Cap 151 s 26JCertificates as proof
Cap 151 s 26KRecords
Cap 151 s 26LProceedings and records to be confidential
Cap 151 s 26MOffences relating to renunciation applications
Cap 151 s 26NSuspension and revival of sections 26A, 26B and 26C
Cap 151 s 27Presumptions
Cap 151 s 28Presumption of existence of triad society, etc.
Cap 151 s 29(Repealed 75 of 1992 s. 20)
Cap 151 s 30(Repealed 75 of 1992 s. 20)
Cap 151 s 31Power of Societies Officer, etc., to enter place or premises kept as place of meeting
Cap 151 s 32Power of entry in special cases
Cap 151 s 33Powers of entry and search
Cap 151 s 34(Repealed 75 of 1992 s. 23)
Cap 151 s 35Consent to prosecution
Cap 151 s 36Forfeiture
Cap 151 s 36AService of notices
Cap 151 s 37(Repealed 75 of 1992 s. 27)
Cap 151 s 38Protection of informers
Cap 151 s 39Evidence
Cap 151 s 40(Repealed 75 of 1992 s. 29)
Cap 151 s 41Rules
Cap 151 s 42Transitional
Cap 151 s 43Further transitional arrangements
Cap 151 SCHEDULE




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