During our AGM, we discussed whether we should register MLUG as a voluntary organisation in terms of the Voluntary Organisations Act. Registration is not compulsory, and there are pros and cons. It would be good to discuss this in our next monthly meeting, so here are some links if you want to read up on this.
Note that many of the links are PDFs. The Act itself: http://docs.justice.gov.mt/lom/Legislation/English/Leg/VOL_16/Chapt492.pdf Some concerns raised by the NGO Legislation Working Group of the Malta Resource Centre: http://www.mrc.org.mt/page.asp?n=newsdetails&i=8780 http://mrc.org.mt/filebank/comments_on_voa.pdf and others: http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2007/01/14/t2.html Among the concerns about joining are the requirement of audited accounts and a lawyer/notary as a legal representative, which constitute new recurring costs, the authority of the government-appointed commissioner to suspend activities by the organisation, as well as changes to the statute being required before registration is allowed. On the other hand the new law makes it more difficult to perform "public collections" or to recieve EU/government funding unless the organisation is registered. Ramon Casha
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