PART II

ASSOCIATION

 

Section 78.- An association created for conducting any activity which, according to its nature, is to be done continuously and collectively by persons other than that of sharing profits or incomes earned, must have its regulations and must be registered according to the provisions of this Code.

 

Section 79.- The regulations must at least have the following particulars :

(1)    The name of the association ;

(2)    Its object ;

(3)    Addresses of its main office and all its branch offices ;

(4)    Rules for the admission of its members and conclusion of membership ;

(5)    Rates of member-fee ;

(6)    Rules for the Committee of association, i.e. number of the directors, retirement of office of the directors and meetings of the Committee ;

(7)    Rules for the management of the association, the keeping of accounts and the property of the association ;

(8)    Rules on general meetings.

 

Section 80.- The association must have a word “association” incorporated with its name.

 

Section 81.- The application for registration of an association must be filed jointly in writing by at least three of the would-be members of the association with the Registrar of the area where the principal office of the association is situated, and regulations of the association, list of names, addresses and occupation of at least ten of the would-be members of the association are to be attached to the application.

 

Section 82.- When the application for registration together with the regulations are received by the Registrar and the application is found correct under Section 81 and the regulations are correct under Section 79, the object of the association is not contrary to the law or good moral or endangering public order or national security and all particulars contained in the application or in the regulations conform to the object of the association, or the would-be directors of the association have status or conduct suitable for implementing the object of the association, the Registrar shall make registration and issue a certificate of registration to the association. The registration shall be published in the Government Gazette.

If it is found that the application or the regulations are not in conformity with Section 81 or Section 79, the particulars contained in the application or in the regulations do not conform to the object of the association, or the would-be directors of the association do not have status and conduct suitable for implementing the object of the association, the Registrar shall instruct the applicant to make correction or alteration, and shall, after the correction or altering having been made, make registration and issue a certificate of registration to the association.  

(Cont.)