Societies Act · 2010 Revised Edition · Part VIII · Offences
49. Flags etc. and other insignia of society
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to any other written law, no society shall adopt any flag, symbol, emblem, badge or other insignia as its own unless such flag, symbol, emblem, badge or other insignia has been approved by the Registrar.
society
“society” includes any club, company, partnership or association of 10 or more persons whatever its nature or object, whether temporary or permanent, but does not include — (a) any company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act; (b) any body corporate incorporated or constituted under any written law; (c) any trade union registered or required to be registered under the Trade Unions Act; (d) any company, association or partnership formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any business that has for its object the acquisition of gain by the company, association, partnership or by the individual members thereof; (e) any co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act; (f) any organisation or association that forms part of the curriculum of a school; (g) any school, management committee of a school, parents’ association or parent-teachers’ association registered or exempted from registration under any written law; (h) any organisation or association formed by any Government department or ministry whose members wholly consist of public servants. Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars.
The Registrar may specify the conditions under which such flag, symbol, emblem, badge or other insignia may be displayed.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3(1) and includes any Deputy Registrar;
Any person or society who displays any flag, symbol, emblem, badge or other insignia which has not been approved by the Registrar or in contravention of any condition imposed by the Registrar is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
Terms defined in s 2
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3(1) and includes any Deputy Registrar;
society
Defined · s 2“society” includes any club, company, partnership or association of 10 or more persons whatever its nature or object, whether temporary or permanent, but does not include — (a) any company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act; (b) any body corporate incorporated or constituted under any written law; (c) any trade union registered or required to be registered under the Trade Unions Act; (d) any company, association or partnership formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any business that has for its object the acquisition of gain by the company, association, partnership or by the individual members thereof; (e) any co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act; (f) any organisation or association that forms part of the curriculum of a school; (g) any school, management committee of a school, parents’ association or parent-teachers’ association registered or exempted from registration under any written law; (h) any organisation or association formed by any Government department or ministry whose members wholly consist of public servants. Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars.
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