Section 55
In any proceedings under this Act-
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Section 55
(a)
where it is proved that a club, company, partnership or association is in existence, it shall be presumed that such club, company, partnership or association is a society within the meaning of this Act unless the contrary is proved;
(b)
it shall not be necessary for the prosecution to prove that a society possesses a name or that it has been constituted or is usually known under a particular name;
(c)
where it is alleged that a society is an unlawful society, the burden of proving that it is a registered society, or that it is not a local society shall lie on the person charged.