The Telangana Societies Registration Act, 2001.
telangana · 2001
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- S. 1The Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 received the assent of the Governor on the 9th October, 2001
- S. 2Substituted by G
- S. 3Section 3 allows registration of societies with objectives like art, charity, sports, etc., but excludes firms or associations as members.
- S. 4Repealed in this Act
- S. 5Section 5 mandates bye-laws for societies to include details on identity, activities, membership, general body, office bearers, finances, and internal matters.
- S. 6Section 6 prohibits societies from registering names that misuse government emblems, are identical to existing societies, or contain certain restricted words.
- S. 7Section 7 outlines the process for societies to obtain registration certificates and the consequences of non-registration.
- S. 8Section 8 allows societies to amend their memorandum and bye-laws through resolutions, subject to registration with the Registrar.
- S. 9Section 9 requires societies to annually submit member and officer details to the Registrar within fifteen days of a General Body meeting.
- S. 10Section 10 mandates a society to have a registered office within its district and notify changes to the Registrar.
- S. 11Section 11 mandates societies to maintain a member register with details like names, addresses, dates of membership, and signatures.
- S. 12Section 12 mandates societies to maintain specific accounts, records, and documents at their office, including copies of the Act, bye-laws, and member registers.
- S. 13Section 13 mandates the society's member register to be open during business hours, subject to bye-law restrictions.
- S. 14Section 14 mandates societies to elect a committee of at least three members and maintain a register of committee members for filing with the Registrar.
- S. 15Section 15 disqualifies individuals for society committee membership if they are minors, mentally unsound, insolvent, convicted of moral offenses, or court-disqualified.
- S. 16Every society shall, deliver a copy of its Bye-laws, to each member of the society at the time of admission
- S. 17Section 17 mandates societies to provide members with a copy of the balance sheet and auditor's report at the annual general body meeting.
- S. 18Section 18 grants registered societies corporate status, perpetual succession, and legal rights to own property and sue.
- S. 19Section 19 allows society committees or authorized officers to sue or be sued on its behalf, and proceedings continue despite member changes.
- S. 20Section 20 outlines the frequency and procedure for society meetings and the recording and communication of meeting minutes.
- S. 21Section 21 allows societies to amalgamate or divide into new societies, with proper resolutions and notice to the Registrar.
- S. 22Section 22 mandates societies to maintain a register of mortgages and charges, accessible to members and creditors.
- S. 23Section 23 allows society members to resolve disputes through arbitration or by filing in District Court.
- S. 24Section 24 allows a society to dissolve by special resolution, with steps for property settlement and court intervention for disputes.
- S. 25Section 25 mandates that remaining property after a society's dissolution must be transferred to another society with similar objectives, unless it's a shareholder company.
- S. 26Section 26 mandates liquidators to prepare and submit an account of society's winding up and dissolved property to the Registrar.
- S. 27Section 27 details how orders made under Section 24 can be enforced by civil courts.
- S. 28Section 28 allows the government to impose terms and conditions on societies it funds.
- S. 29Section 29 mandates the government to set and notify fees for various services related to society registration and document processing.
- S. 30The Registrar General shall have superintendence and control over all other Registrars functioning under this Act
- S. 31The section allows the government to issue orders to address initial difficulties in implementing the Act within the first five years.
- S. 32Repeals previous societies registration acts in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, preserving actions taken under them.