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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKerala Government

Societies Registration Act, 1860

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/135105

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Societies Registration Act, 1860 is Kerala state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration
Preamble2 - Memorandum of association
Preamble3 - Registration and fees
Preamble4 - Annual list of managing body to be filed
Preamble5 - Property of society how vested
Preamble6 - Suits by and against societies
Preamble7 - Suits not to abate
Preamble8 - Enforcement of judgment against society
Preamble9 - Recovery of penalty accruing under bye-law
Preamble10 - Members liable to be sued as strangers
Preamble11 - Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers
Preamble12 - Societies enabled to alter, extend or abridge their purposes
Preamble13 - Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs
Preamble14 - Upon a dissolution no member to receive profit
Preamble15 - Member defined
Preamble16 - Governing body defined
Preamble17 - Registration of societies formed before Act
Preamble18 - Such societies to file memorandum, etc. with Registrar of Joint-stock Companies
Preamble19 - Inspection of documents
Preamble20 - To what societies Act applies

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What is the Societies Registration Act, 1860?

The Societies Registration Act, 1860, is Kerala state legislation available in full text on SooperKanoon. It is commonly used for legal research alongside judgments that interpret and apply its provisions.

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