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Amendment of section 77 of Act of 1896
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7. Section 77 of the Act of 1896 is amended by the substitution of the following subsections for subsections (1) and (2):
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“(1) The registrar may cancel the registry of a society—
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(a) if he thinks fit, at the request of the society, to be evidenced in such manner as he may direct, or
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(b) on proof to his satisfaction that an acknowledgment of registry has been obtained by fraud or mistake, or that a society exists for an illegal purpose, or has wilfully and after notice from the registrar violated any of the provisions of this Act, or has ceased to exist.
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(2) The registrar, in any case in which he might cancel the registry of a society, may suspend the registry for any term not exceeding 3 months, and may renew the suspension for the like period.”.
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