Societies Act · 2010 Revised Edition · Part II
Section 6
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to subsection (2), a society shall be deemed to be established in Brunei Darussalam, notwithstanding that its headquarters or principal place of business is and that the society is organised, outside Brunei
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.
Darussalam, if —
any of its office-bearers or members resides in Brunei
Darussalam or is present therein; or
any person in Brunei Darussalam manages or assists in the management of the society or collects or solicits money or subscriptions in its behalf.
No society shall be deemed to be so established, if and so long as —
it is organised and is operating wholly outside Brunei
Darussalam;
no office, place of business or place of meeting is maintained or used in Brunei Darussalam by the society or by any person in its behalf;
no register of all or any of the members of such society is kept in Brunei Darussalam; and
no money or subscriptions are collected or solicited in
Brunei Darussalam by the society or by any person in its behalf.
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Terms defined in s 2
register
Defined · s 2“register” means the Register of Societies referred to in section 7(1);
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.
Part III
Registration
Part IV
Registered Societies
Part V
Branches of Registered Societies
Part VI
Unlawful Societies
Part VII
Enforcement
Part VIII
Offences
Part IX