11. Refusal to register

he is satisfied that it is a branch of a society —

whose registration has been cancelled under section 13(1)(c);

all or any of whose activities have been suspended under section 17(1); or

whose registration has previously been refused;

he is satisfied that it has failed to comply with any provision of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder;

a dispute exists among the members of the society as to the persons who are to be the office-bearers or to hold or administer any property, of the society; or

the name under which the society is to be registered includes —

any name, title or description in respect of any order, decoration, award or honour bestowed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan;

the words “Royal”, “Di-Raja” or, in the opinion of the

the words or abbreviations “BD”, “Brunei”, “Brunei

the society is or is declared unlawful under the provisions of this Act or of any other written law;

in his opinion, the society is being used or is likely to be used for any unlawful purpose or for any purpose prejudicial to or incompatible with the peace, public order, security or public interest of Brunei Darussalam;

the society has been declared to be unlawful under section 31(1);

the Registrar is satisfied that the society does not exist; or

the name under which the society is to be registered —

appears to the Registrar to be misleading or is likely to mislead the public as to the true character or purpose of the society or resembles the name of such other society as is likely to deceive the public or members of either society;

is identical to the name of any other existing society; or

is, in the opinion of the Registrar, undesirable.