Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) If it appears to the Registrar that, any society registered or deemed to be registered under this Act, is carrying on any unlawful activity or allows unlawful activity to be carried by the society, the Registrar may hold an enquiry or authorize any officer not below the rank of Sub Registrar to hold an enquiry into the activities of such society and obtain a report and while holding such an enquiry, the Registrar or the authorized officer shall have the same powers as are specified in section 36. (2) If on an enquiry under sub-section (1), the Registrar is satisfied that any such society has been carrying on any unlawful activity or has allowed any unlawful activity to be carried on within the premises under the control of the society, he shall, after giving a notice to the society to show cause why the registration of the society should not be cancelled after allowing 30 days time for filing explanation, by order cancel the registration of the society and direct dissolution of the society, and thereupon the assets of the society shall be distributed, and the liabilities discharged, in the same manner as if the society had been dissolved under section 30. (3) An appeal may be filed before the Government against any order passed by the Registrar under sub-section (2), within sixty days from the date of receipt of the order, and the decision on such appeal shall be final. Explanation.-- For the purposes of this section, an activity shall be deemed to be unlawful if such activity is an offence punishable under any provision of law for the time being in force.