British
Columbia
British Columbia Ministry of Finance. Corporate Registry. Corporate
Registry Information Packages: Society Act. Retrieved October
25, 2004 from http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/registries/corppg/crsocieties.htm
The Corporate Registry provides the legal framework and files documents
for the incorporation, registration, maintenance and dissolution
of companies, societies and cooperatives doing business or active
in British Columbia. This information is made available to the public.
The Corporate and Personal Property Registries facilitate and support
commerce in the province by providing the mechanism to register
and deliver information in a cost-effective manner, including: creating
and registering business and not-for-profit entities; registering
and securing personal property interests; and registering ownership
and location of manufactured homes.
Government of British Columbia. Changes to the Society Act.
Retrieved November 8, 2004 from http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/registries/corppg/socchg.htm
Significant amendments to the Society Act were brought
into force on November 1, 2004. This webpage allows users to review
the Society Amendment Act, 2004 and sections 42 to 44 of
the Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 to ensure they
understand and comply with the changes.
Government of British Columbia. Society Act. Retrieved November 8,
2004 from http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/S/96433_01.htm
Note: In October 2004, Attorney General Geoff Plant introduced
Bill 63, The Charitable Purposes Preservation Act in the
B.C. Legislative Assembly. The Act is intended to ensure a balance
between the interests of donors and charities, and the interests
of those to whom a charitable organization is indebted or liable.
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