New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 7 July 2010
| Public Act | 1908 No 212 |
| Date of assent | 15 September 1908 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Economic Development.
6 Rules of incorporated societies
7 How to apply for incorporation
8 Steps that Registrar must take if satisfied that requirements met
9 Certificate of incorporation to be conclusive evidence of registration
10 Upon issue of certificate members to be a body corporate
11 Name of society not to be the same as the name of another society or body corporate
12 Appeal from Registrar to High Court [Repealed]
13 No liability on members for obligation of society
14 Members to have no right to property of society
16 Service of summons, etc, on society
17 Security for costs where society is plaintiff
19 Restriction of operations of society
20 Society not to engage in operations involving pecuniary gain
23A Power to compromise with creditors and members
23B Information as to compromises with creditors and members
24 Members may resolve to put society into liquidation
25 High Court may put society into liquidation
26 Application to Court to appoint liquidator
27 Division of surplus assets on winding up
29 Corporate body may become member of society
30 Pecuniary gain received by member of such corporate body
31 Corporate body to be equivalent to 3 members
33 Registrar to keep register of incorporated societies
34A Powers of inspection of Registrar
34B Appeals from decisions of Registrar
35 Exemption from stamp duty [Repealed]
Schedule 1
Application for incorporation
Schedule 2
Table of fees payable to the Registrar.
[Repealed]
An Act to make provision for the incorporation of societies which are not established for the purpose of pecuniary gain
