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INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1969 - SECT 15

15.(1) Subject to the provisions of this section and section 17(1)(c), and
without prejudice to sections 59(6), 60(3) and 61(4), the registrar may, by
writing under his hand, cancel the registration of any registered society

(a)if at any time it is proved to his satisfaction

(i)that the number of members of the society has been reduced, in the case of
a society for the time being consisting solely of registered societies, to
less than two or, in any other case, to less than seven; or

(ii)that an acknowledgment of registration has been obtained by fraud or
mistake; or

<(iii)that the society has ceased to exist;


(b)if he thinks fit, at the request of the society, to be evidenced in such
manner as he shall from time to time direct;

(c)with the approval of the Ministry

(i)on proof to his satisfaction that the society exists for an illegal
purpose, or has wilfully and after notice from him violated any of the
provisions of this Act or any enactment repealed thereby; or

(ii)if at any time it appears to him that neither of the conditions specified
in section 1(2) is fulfilled in the case of that society; or

<(iii)in the case of a society whose registered rules contain such a provision as is authorised by section 11, if it appears to him that the society no longer consists mainly of such members as are mentioned in that section or that the activities carried on by it do not mainly consist in making advances to its members for such purposes as are so mentioned.


(2) Subsection (1)(c)(ii) shall not authorise the cancellation of the
registration of any society to which section 4 applies which was registered or
deemed to be registered under the Act of 1893 before 26th July 1938 if no
invitation to subscribe for or to acquire or offer to acquire securities, or
to lend or deposit money, has been made on or after that date by or on behalf
of the society.

(3) Not less than two months previous notice in writing specifying briefly the
ground of the proposed cancellation shall be given by the registrar to a
society before its registration is cancelled otherwise than

(a)at its own request; or

(b)by virtue of section 59(6), 60(3) or 61(4);

(4) Where the ground specified in any notice under subsection (3) is that
referred to in subsection (1)(c)(ii)

(a)the registrar shall consider any representations with respect to the
proposed cancellation made to him by the society within the period of duration
of the notice and, if the society so requests, afford it an opportunity of
being heard by him before its registration is cancelled;

(b)if it appears to the registrar at any time after the expiration of one
month from the date of the giving of the notice that there have not been taken
the steps which by that time could reasonably have been taken for the purpose

(i)of converting the society into, or transferring its engagements to, a
company in accordance with section 61; or

(ii)of dissolving the society under section 64;

(b)he may give such directions as he thinks fit for securing that the affairs
of the society are wound up before cancellation of the registration takes
effect.

(5) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any directions given by
the registrar under subsection (4)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and liable
on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding #50 or to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding three months or to both.

(6) Notice of every cancellation under this section of a society's
registration shall, as soon as practicable after it takes place, be published
in the Belfast Gazette and in any other manner which the registrar considers
necessary for bringing the cancellation to the notice of persons affected
thereby.

(7) From the date of the publication in the Belfast Gazette under subsection
(6) of a notice of the cancellation of a society's registration, the society
shall absolutely cease to be entitled to any of the privileges of this Act as
a registered society, but without prejudice to any liability actually incurred
by the society which may be enforced against it as if the cancellation had not
taken place.

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