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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Constitution - Amendments to constitution

33: Society must give Registrar copy of amendment and amended constitution

You could also call this:

"Society must send updated rules to the Registrar after making changes"

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You have to give the Registrar a copy of any changes to your society's constitution and the updated constitution. You must do this within 25 working days after the changes are approved under section 30 or made under section 31. You need to include some extra information and a certificate with the copies. You have to include a certificate from an officer of your society with the copies. The officer must say they are allowed to give the certificate and that the changes were made correctly under section 30 or 31. The officer must also say your society's constitution still meets the requirements of this Act. The certificate must describe the changes made to your society's constitution. If the copies you give the Registrar do not match, the copy of the changes is the one that counts.

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Part 3Administration of societies
Constitution: Amendments to constitution

33Society must give Registrar copy of amendment and amended constitution

  1. A society must ensure that a copy of an amendment to its constitution and a copy of the constitution as amended are given to the Registrar within 25 working days after the amendment—

  2. is approved under section 30; or
    1. is made under section 31.

      1. The copy of the amendment and the copy of the constitution as amended must be accompanied by the information prescribed by the regulations (if any), and a certificate from an officer certifying that—

      2. the officer is authorised by the society to give the certificate; and
        1. the amendment was made in accordance with section 30 or 31; and
          1. the society’s constitution, as amended, will continue to comply with the requirements of this Act.

            1. The certificate must include a brief description of the nature of the amendment.

            2. If the copy of the amendment and the copy of the constitution as amended that are given to the Registrar are in conflict, the copy of the amendment prevails.