Cap. 492 Art. 21Suspension of activities of organisations which are not enrolled.

(1) The Commissioner may, by the issue of a Suspension

Order, order the suspension of activities of a voluntary organisation which is not enrolled if, in his reasonable opinion, any of the grounds mentioned in article 19(2)(b), (c), (d) and (e) apply and this for a period to be specified in the Suspension Order. Such

Order shall be notified to all or any one of the administrators, or in their absence to such person who appears to the Commissioner to be carrying out such activities: Provided that for the purposes of article 19(2)(b) the relevant activity shall be the making of a public collection without the necessary authorisations or, if authorised, when such collection goes beyond the terms of the authorisation:

Provided further that such suspension shall not exceed thirty

(30) days in any one Suspension Order and shall not be renewed more than two consecutive times.

(2) An organisation which is served with such Suspension Order shall suspend the activities which shall be specifically indicated in the Suspension Order referred to in subarticle (1) until a final decision is taken as to whether it may continue to act or otherwise.

(3) Any person failing to suspend activities within three days from the receipt of the Suspension Order made to him by the Commissioner to that effect, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) of two hundred and thirty-two euro and ninety-four cents (232.94) and a fine (multa) of eleven euro and sixty-five cents (11.65) for every day of default.

(4) The Commissioner may issue a Permanent Suspension Order for the permanent suspension of designated activities by such organisation, should he consider it necessary, under such conditions as he considers appropriate.

(5) Any person aggrieved by a Suspension Order or a Permanent Suspension Order issued under this article may appeal to the Tribunal against the issue of such order within ten days of the receipt of the written notice from the Commissioner.