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Registrar's power to seize record etc. – (1) Where the Registrar is satisfied that :- (a) the records, register or the book of accounts of a society are likely to be tempered with or destroyed and the funds and the property of a society are likely to be misappropriate or misapplied; or (b) if the governing body of a society is reconstituted at a general meeting of the society and outgoing members of the governing body refuse to hand over charge of the records and property of the society to those having to or entitled to receive such charge, the Registrar may issue an order directing a person duly authorised by him in writing to seize and take possession of such book and records, funds and property of the society and the officer or officers of the society responsible for custody such books, records, funds and property shall give delivery thereof to person so authorised. (2) In order to secure compliance of the order under sub- section (1), the Registrar may take or cause to be taken such steps and use of or cause to be used such minimum force including Police Force as may be considered necessary. _______________ CHAPTER –VI Annual Returns, Audit, Inspection and Supervision 2[27. Annual list of governing body to be filed – Once in every year, or before the forty-fifth day on which according to the regulations of the society the annual general meeting of the society is held or if the regulation do not provide for an annual general meeting, then within forty five days of the 31st day of January a list of the full names, permanent addresses and chief occupations and other if any, with signature of the governing body shall be filed with the Registrar by the President or Secretary in such form with such documents together with such fee as may be prescribed :- Provided that the Registrar may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, grant further time not exceeding fifteen days for compliance :- Provided further that if the Society fails to file the list within the prescribed time limit or within the extended time, it may file the same within theirty days from the last day of the prescribed time or extended time, as the case may be, with such late fee as may be prescribed.] 2 [28. Audit and Inspection - (1) Every Society shall send to the Registrar a statement of income and expenditure with full particulars duly audited by its Auditor, audit report and balance-sheet of the previous year alongwith details of all financial activities together with such fee as may be prescribed within ninety days from the date of annual general meeting of the society or from 30th day of April every year where the regulation do not provide for an annual general meeting. If the society fails to sent the aforesaid statements within the stipulated time the society shall be liable to pay late fee as may be prescribed. On receipt of such statement, the Registrar shall verify the statements and shall ensure that the funds have been utilised for the promotion of the society and its objects and he may also issue such instructions in respect of utilisation of funds as he may think fit : Provided that accounts of such society having annual transaction exceeding one lac rupees shall be submitted to the Registrar duly audited by Chartered Accountant .] (2) If the Registrar thinks it necessary to undertake a special audit he may audit or cause to be audited by some person authorised by him by general or special order in writing in this behalf the account of any society. (3) Any person authorised by general or special order in writing in this behalf by the Registrar shall at ll time have access to all the books of accounts and other papers of a society and every officer of the society shall furnish such information in regard to the account and working of the society as the person making such inspection may require. 1[29. Inspection of documents - Any person may inspection all or any of the document filed with the Registrar under this Act or require copy of extract of any such document to be certified by the Registrar by filing an application together with such fee as may as may be prescribed and such certified copy shall be Prima facie evidence of matter therein contained in all legal proceedings whatsoever.]