Section 31
Section 31
(1)
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare unlawful any society or branch thereof or any class or description of any society, whether such society is established in Brunei Darussalam or not, which in his opinion —
(a)
is being used or is likely to be used for any unlawful purposes or purposes prejudicial to or incompatible with the peace, public order, security or public interest of Brunei Darussalam; or
(b)
is being used for purposes at variance with its professed objects.
(2)
An order under subsection (1) shall operate to cancel the registration of any such society with effect from the date of such order.
(3)
Any society which has been declared to be unlawful under subsection (1) and whose governing body has not lodged an appeal under subsection (4) on the expiration of 7 days from the time of such declaration, or if an appeal has been lodged and the appeal has failed from the time such declaration is confirmed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, shall ipso facto be dissolved.
(4)
The governing body of a society which has been declared to be unlawful under subsection (1) may within 7 days of the date of publication of such order appeal to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan who may, at his discretion, confirm or reverse the Minister’s decision.
(5)
The decision of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under subsection (4) shall be final and not subject to appeal to any court.
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