Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(2-A) and (2-B) inserted by Act No.19 of 1976. 36 [Act No.7 of 1964] (2-B) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Registrar may, either suo motu at any time or on an application by the society or any aggrieved person made within fifteen days from the date mentioned in sub-section (2-A), and after giving an opportunity to the person concerned and recording the reasons therefor declare such person as not eligible for membership of the society within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application by the Registrar.] (3) 72[The Managing Committee] 73[of a society shall not] without sufficient cause, refuse admission to membership to any person duly qualified therefor under the provisions of this Act and its bye-laws. Where admission is so refused, the decision, with the reasons therefor, shall be communicated by registered post to such person within fifteen days of the date of the decision, or within sixty days from the date of his application for membership, whichever is earlier: 74[xxx] 75[(4) The name of every person admitted or deemed to have been admitted as a member of the society shall be entered in such records of the society as may be prescribed] 76[and the member so admitted shall be issued a photo identity card.] 77[(5) The name of every associate member admitted or deemed to have been admitted, shall be entered in a separate register and a photo identity card shall be issued.]