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PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ACT
DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS
VERITAS MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THE PROVISION OF RELIABLE INFORMATION,
BUT CANNOT TAKE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION SUPPLIED.
CHAPTER 17:05
PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ACT
(updated to reflect amendments as at 1st September 2002
and 1997 Supreme Court decision invalidating section 21))
Acts 63/1966, 6/1976, 30/1981, 6/1995, 6/2000 (s. 1511), 22/2001 (s. 4)2; R.G.N. 217/1970.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
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Short title.
Interpretation.
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PART II
PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS BOARD AND REGISTRAR OF PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
Private Voluntary Organizations Board.
Functions of the Board.
Registrar of Private Voluntary Organizations.
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PART III
REGISTRATION AND EXEMPTION OF PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
Private voluntary organizations to be registered.
Partial exemptions of private voluntary organizations.
Temporary authority to collect contributions.
Registration.
Cancellation or amendment of certificate.
Private voluntary organizations not to carry on activities except under registered name.
Surrender of registration certificate.
Restoration of cancelled or surrendered certificate.
Appeals.
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PART IV
ADMINISTRATION OF PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
Books, accounts, records, etc.
Registered address.
Branch committees.
Branches not controlled by private voluntary organization.
Audit of accounts.
Inspections and examination of accounts.
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS
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Suspension of executive committee.]
Minister may appoint trustee to manage organization.
Offences generally.
Persons prohibited from being office-bearers or officers.
Penalties.]
Contributions unlawfully collected.
Health Professions Act.
Criminal Penalties Amendment Act.
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