From a14508125da17ae6f776be9c936d6e351ba7f22a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mdpointer <59886546+mdpointer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:13:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Enhance MHA NGO registration description. Fixes #728

Expanded the description of the MHA registration process for NGOs, including historical context and identifier uniqueness.
---
 lists/mm/mm-mha.json | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lists/mm/mm-mha.json b/lists/mm/mm-mha.json
index 6488b55a..f501c9e7 100644
--- a/lists/mm/mm-mha.json
+++ b/lists/mm/mm-mha.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         "charity"
     ],
     "description": {
-        "en": "The MHA assigns a registration number to each NGO - this number is time limited, for example 4 years, after which the registration is reviewed. \n\nThere is no URL for the Ministry, nor is there a publicly available database of NGO information."
+        "en": "The MHA assigns a registration number to each NGO - this number is time limited, for example 4 years, after which the registration is reviewed.\n\nThere is no URL for the Ministry, nor is there a publicly available database of NGO information.\n\nThis list is also considered the modern equivalent for societies and associations previously registered under earlier legislation, including the Association Registration Law 2014 and the colonial-era Societies Registration Act (under which some organisations may hold certificates predating Myanmar's independence in 1948).\n\nWhere an organisation's registration predates the current system, the registration year should be included as part of the identifier to ensure uniqueness (e.g. MM-MHA-0004-1951), following the same convention used for other lists where numbering may reset across years."
     },
     "meta": {
         "lastUpdated": "2016-11-26",
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@
     },
     "subnationalCoverage": null,
     "listType": "secondary"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}