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Renewal of registration.- {1) A society registered under section 3 shall, on application made to the Registrar within the validity period of registration or within one month of the expiration of the validity period of registration referred to in section 38 and on payment of the fee as fixed under section 3, and on filing the required documents as specified in the website https://rfsfinance.assam.gov.in, be entitled to have its certificate of registration renewed for three years at a time, subject to compliance of section 4. (2) The Register may refuse to renew the registration of a society,- Central Act 21 of 1860 THEASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPTEMBER4, 2019 1719 (i) if such society files the application for renewal of registration beyond one month of the expiration of the validity period of registration as referred to in section 38 : Provided that the Registrar may condone the delay in filing application for rene·wal by a society upto one year of the expiration of validity period of registration, if he is satisfied on an application for condonation of delay filed by the society and on payment by the Society an additional fee equal to the amount of fee fixed for renewal of registration as under sub-section (1) of this section that the society was prevented by sufficient cause in filing the application within the validity period of the registration : Provided further that in case of rejection of the application for condonation of delay, the Registrar shall give the society concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard and pass a speaking order; (ii) if after giving an opportunity of being heard, he is satisfied that any of the grounds as mentioned in sections 3A and 4 exists for refusal of renewal of registration. (3) There shall be paid to the Registrar with every application for renewal of the certificate of registration,- (a) a fee equal to the registration fee payable under section 3 if such application is filed within the period specified in section 3C(l), which shall be accounted for to the State Government of Assam; (b) an additional fee for delayed filing of application for renewal under the first proviso to clause (1) of sub-section (2) of this section, which shall be accounted for to the State Government of Assam. (4) Every application for renewal of the certificate shall be accompanieq by a list of the names, addresses and occupations of the Governors, councils, directors, committees and other governing body then entrusted with the management of the affairs of the society, elected after the registration of the society or after the renewal of certificate sought to be renewed, unless dispensed with by the· Registrar for sufficient cause to be recorded in writing. (5) In the event of refusal of renewal of registration of a society, by the Registrar under sub-section (2), the aggrieved society may prefer an appeal before the Government of Assam, in the Finance (Establishment- B) Department whose decision thereon shall be final.