Societies Act · s 55

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55.
Any society, office-bearer or member of any society or any other person who is aggrieved by any of the following decisions of the
Registrar —
(a) refusal to register the society under section 11;
(b) refusal to grant exemption under section 18(4) to a disqualified person to hold office in a registered society;
(c) refusal to approve the change of name or place of business of the society, or the amendment of its rules, under section 16;
(d) refusal to approve the establishment of a branch of the society under section 27;
(e) cancellation of the registration of the society under section 13(1);
(f)
order under section 20(1) requiring the removal of office-bearers from office or prohibiting persons, not being citizens of
Brunei Darussalam or permanent residents, from holding office in a society;
(g) order to amend the rules or constitution of the society under section 20(2);

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(h) refusal to approve an auditor or approving an auditor unacceptable to the society, under section 22(2)(d);
(i)
making a provisional order for the dissolution of the society under sections 19 or 22(6);
(j)
cancellation of the registration of a registered society under section 24(2)  for  the  failure  to  comply  with  a  notice  under section 24(1); or
(k) refusal to grant approval under section 15 to become an office-bearer, may within 30 days from the date of the decision of the Registrar, appeal against that decision to the Minister; and the Minister, whose decision shall be final and not subject to appeal to any court, may confirm, reject or vary the decision of the Registrar.

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s 55

Any society, office-bearer or member of any society or any other person who is aggrieved by any of the following decisions of the

Registrar —

(a)

refusal to register the society under section 11;

(b)

refusal to grant exemption under section 18(4) to a disqualified person to hold office in a registered society;

(c)

refusal to approve the change of name or place of business of the society, or the amendment of its rules, under section 16;

(d)

refusal to approve the establishment of a branch of the society under section 27;

(e)

cancellation of the registration of the society under section 13(1);

(f)

order under section 20(1) requiring the removal of office-bearers from office or prohibiting persons, not being citizens of

Brunei Darussalam or permanent residents, from holding office in a society;

(g)

order to amend the rules or constitution of the society under section 20(2);

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(h)

refusal to approve an auditor or approving an auditor unacceptable to the society, under section 22(2)(d);

(i)

making a provisional order for the dissolution of the society under sections 19 or 22(6);

(j)

cancellation of the registration of a registered society under section 24(2) for the failure to comply with a notice under section 24(1); or

(k)

refusal to grant approval under section 15 to become an office-bearer, may within 30 days from the date of the decision of the Registrar, appeal against that decision to the Minister; and the Minister, whose decision shall be final and not subject to appeal to any court, may confirm, reject or vary the decision of the Registrar.