The SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860
chandigarh · 1860
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- S. 1Section allows seven or more individuals to form a society for specified purposes by registering a memorandum with the Registrar.
- S. 2Section 2 specifies the required contents for a society's memorandum of association, including its name, objectives, and governing body details.
- S. 3Section 3 outlines the registration process and fee for societies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
- S. 4Section 4 mandates annual filing of the managing body's details with the Registrar.
- S. 5Section 5 states that society's property is vested in its governing body if not in trustees.
- S. 6Section allows registered societies to sue or be sued in the name of designated officials or trustees.
- S. 7Section 7 ensures that civil suits do not end if the involved parties die or change roles.
- S. 8Section 8 enforces judgments against a society's property, not against individuals named on its behalf.
- S. 9Section 9 allows the recovery of penalties imposed by society bye-laws for rule breaches in competent courts.
- S. 10Section 10 allows members to be sued for unpaid subscriptions or for misusing society property, and successful defendants can recover costs from the society.
- S. 11Section 11 penalizes society members for theft, embezzlement, property destruction, or forgery, treating them as strangers would be.
- S. 12Section 12 allows registered societies to alter, extend, or change their purposes with member approval.
- S. 13Section 13 allows societies to dissolve with member approval, manages property settlement, and requires government consent if involved.
- S. 14Section 14 mandates that upon dissolution, remaining assets of a registered society must be transferred to another society or court-designated entity, not distributed among members.
- S. 15Section 15 defines a member of a society and specifies that those with overdue subscriptions for over three months are disqualified from voting.
- S. 16Section defines the governing body of a society as the group entrusted with its management per its rules.
- S. 17Section 17 allows pre-existing societies to register under the Societies Registration Act, with a requirement for member assent.
- S. 18Such societies to file memorandum, etc
- S. 19Section 19 allows public inspection and certified copies of documents filed with the Registrar, with fees specified.
- S. 20Section 20 lists types of societies eligible for registration under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.