S.L. 492.2 Art. 17Powers of the Commissioner against defaulting voluntary organisations.

(1) Where a voluntary organisation fails to submit the annual return with all the required documents as attachments after the lapse of thirty (30) days from the due date of filing of the annual return specified in Schedule VII, the Commissioner shall communicate a warning in writing to the administrators regarding such failure and shall provide the administrators with an opportunity to give justified reasons for the delay and may, if the Commissioner is of the opinion that the delay is justified, extend the period for filing the annual return. (ANNUAL RETURNS AND ANNUAL ACCOUNTS)

(2) Where the voluntary organisation fails to provide a valid reason for the delay or fails to observe the extended period set by the Commissioner for filing the annual return, the Commissioner may cancel the enrolment of the voluntary organisation in accordance with the Act.

SCHEDULE I (Regulation 5)

Category status of voluntary organisations