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The words and figures “under Act 19 of 1857” rep. by Act 16 of 1874, s. 1 and Sch., Pt. I. See now the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956). 6 Orissa Amendment of Section 1.—In the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), as applicable to the State of Orissa , section 1 shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:— “(2) The State Government may, by notification, appoint one or more Additional Registrars with such local jurisdiction as may be assigned to them by the State Government. (3) The Additional Registrars so appointed shall, subject to the control of the Registrar of Societies, exercise such of the powers and perform such of the functions of the Registrar of Societies as the State Government may authorize in that behalf.”. [Vide the Orissa Act 9 of 1979, s. 2] Union territory of Ladakh After the preamble and before the existing section 1, insert-- "1. Appointment, etc. of Registrar of Societies, etc.--(1) The Administration of Union territory of Ladakh may, by notification, appoint a person to be called the Registrar of Societies and he shall exercise such powers and perform such duties and functions as are conferred by or under the provisions of this Act, and shall subject to such general or special order as the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh may from time to time make, superintend the administration and carry out the provisions of this Act throughout the Union territory of Ladakh."; "(2) The Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh may by notification, appoint one or more Additional Registrars with such local jurisdiction as may be assigned to them. (3) The Additional Registrars so appointed shall, subject to the control of the Registrar of Societies, exercise such of the powers and perform such of the functions of the Registrar of Societies as the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh may authorise in that behalf."; (b) number the existing section as section 1A and in this section as so numbered, for "Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies" substitute "Registrar of Societies.". [Vide Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Second Order, 2020, vide Notification No. S.O. 3805(E), dated (26-10-2020).] Arunachal Pradesh After section 1, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-- “Definitions-1A. --In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh appointed by the President under Article 239 of the Constitution; (b) “Registrar” means the Registrar of Societies appointed by the Administrator.” [Vide Arunachal Pradesh Act 6 of 1978, s. 2 and the schedule] Uttarakhand Substitution of section 1.—In Societies Registration Act 1860, (which is hereinafter referred to as Principal Act) the section 1 shall be substituted as follows, namely:-- “1. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration.---Any seven or more persons associated for any literary, scientific or charitable purpose, or for any such purpose as is described in section 20 of the Act, may, be digital signature of their name in online form of Memorandum of Association and rules filling the same online with the Registrar form themselves into a society under this Act. [Vide Uttarakhand Act 4 of 2019, s. 2] 7 Haryana Insertion of section 1A in Central Act 21 of 1860.—After section 1 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (hereinafter called the principal Act), The following section shall be inserted, namely:-- “1A. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (b) “State Government” means the Government of the State of Haryana.”. [Vide Haryana Act 14 of 2007, s. 2]