Non-Profit Organisations Act, 1997 (Act No. 71 of 1997)Chapter 3 Registration of Non-Profit Organisations19. Changing Constitution or Name of Registered Non-profit Organisation |
Referenced by:
| 1) | A registered non-profit organisation may change its constitution and its name. |
| 2) | A registered non-profit organisation that has resolved to change its constitution or its name must send the director — |
| a) | a copy of the resolution and a certificate signed by a duly authorised office-bearer stating that the resolution complies with its constitution and all relevant laws; and |
| b) | if the organisation has resolved to change its name, the original of its current certificate of registration. |
| 3) | Upon receiving the documents contemplated in subsection (2), from an organisation that has resolved to change its constitution, the director must— |
| a) | register the changed or new constitution if it meets the requirements for registration; |
| b) | endorse a copy of the resolution, certifying that the change or replacement of the constitution has been registered; and |
| c) | send the endorsed copy of the resolution to the organisation. |
| 4) | Upon receiving the documents contemplated in subsection (2) from an organisation that has resolved to change its name, the director must— |
| a) | enter the new name in the register and issue a certificate of registration in the new name of the organisation; |
| b) | remove the old name from the register and cancel the earlier certificate of registration; and |
| c) | send the new certificate to the organisation. |