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Societies Registration Act
An Act for the Registration of Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies
| Act Id | 186021 |
| Act Number | 21 |
| Enactment Date | 1860-05-21 |
| Act Year | 1860 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| Enforcement Date |
- All sections
- 1 Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration
- 2 Memorandum of association
- 3 Registration and fees
- 4 Annual list of managing body to be filed
- 5 Property of society how vested
- 6 Suits by and against societies
- 7 Suits not to abate
- 8 Enforcement of judgment against society
- 9 Recovery of penalty accruing under bye-law
- 10 Members liable to be sued as strangers
- 11 Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers
- 12 Societies enabled to alter, extend or abridge their purposes
- 13 Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs
- 14 Upon a dissolution no member to receive profit. Proviso for Joint-stock Companies
- 15 Who is a Member
- 16 Governing body defined
- 17 Registration of societies formed before Act
- 18 Such societies to file memorandum, etc., with Registrar of Joint-stock Companies
- 19 Inspection of documents, Certified copies
- 20 To what societies the Act shall apply
