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The Societies Registration Act 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1860 THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1860 (Act XXI of 1860) An Act for the Registration of Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies WHEREAS it is expedient that the provisions should be made in improving the legal condition of societies established for the promotion of literature, science or the fine arts or for the diffusion of useful knowledge, the diffusion of political education, or for charitable purposes; It is enacted as follows: SECTION 01: SOCIETIES FORMED BY MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION AND REGISTRATION .- Any seven or more persons associated for any literary, scientific, or charitable purpose of for any such purpose as is described in section 20 of this Act, may, by subscribing their names to a memorandum of association, and filing the same with the Registrar form themselves into a society under this Act. '[IA. Interpretation.--In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context, the expression "Registrar" means the Registrar of Societies appointed under section 1-B and includes other officers appointed under the said section to exercise the powers and to perform the duties and functions of the said.....

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1860

.....Registrar of Joint-stock companies 19 Inspection of documents 20 To what societies Act applies SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 [Act No. 21 of Yr. 1860] An Act for the registration of literary, scientific and charitable societies Whereas it is expedient the provision should be made for improving the legal condition or societies established for the promotion of literature, science, or the fine arts, or for the diffusion of useful knowledge, l [the diffusion of political education], or for charitable purposes; Comment : Charitable purposes which came within the language and spirit of the statute of Elizabeth (43 Eliz ch 4) could be grouped into four heads, (i) relief of poverty, (ii) education, (iii) advancement of religion and (iv) other purposes beneficial to the community not coming under any of the preceding heads. The words in Act 21/1860 are, therefore, to be understood as including religious purposes also. Hindu Public v. Rajdhani Puja Samithee AIR 1999 SUPREME COURT 964 It is enacted as follows :- 1. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration Any seven or more persons associated for any literary, scientific,.....

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1860

.....with Registrar of Joint-stock companies 19 Inspection of documents 20 To what societies Act applies SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 [Act No. 21 of Yr. 1860] An Act for the registration of literary, scientific and charitable societies Whereas it is expedient the provision should be made for improving the legal condition or societies established for the promotion of literature, science, or the fine arts, or for the diffusion of useful knowledge, l [the diffusion of political education], or for charitable purposes; Comment : Charitable purposes which came within the language and spirit of the statute of Elizabeth (43 Eliz ch 4) could be grouped into four heads, (i) relief of poverty, (ii) education, (iii) advancement of religion and (iv) other purposes beneficial to the community not coming under any of the preceding heads. The words in Act 21/1860 are, therefore, to be understood as including religious purposes also. Hindu Public v. Rajdhani Puja Samithee AIR 1999 SUPREME COURT 964 It is enacted as follows :- 1. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration Any seven or more persons associated for any literary, scientific,.....

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Complete Act

Title: Societies Registration Act, 1860

State: Central

Year: 1860

Preamble1 - SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 Section1 - Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration Section2 - Memorandum of association Section3 - Registration and fees Section4 - Annual list of managing body to be filed Section5 - Property of society how vested Section6 - Suits by and against societies Section7 - Suits not to abate Section8 - Enforcement of judgment against society Section9 - Recovery of penalty accruing under bye-law Section10 - Members liable to be sued as strangers Section11 - Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers Section12 - Societies enabled to alter, extend or abridge their purposes Section13 - Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs Section14 - Upon a dissolution no member to receive profit Section15 - Member defined Section16 - Governing body defined Section17 - Registration of societies formed before Act Section18 - Such societies to the memorandum, etc., with Registrar of Joint-stock Companies Section19 - Inspection of documents Section20 - To what societies Act applies

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Preamble 1

Title: Societies Registration Act, 1860

State: Central

Year: 1860

THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 18601 [Act, No. 21 of 1860] [21st May, 1860] PREAMBLE An Act for the Registration of Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Whereas it is expedient the provision should be made for improving the legal condition of societies established for the promotion of literature, science, or the fine arts, or for the diffusion of useful knowledge,2[the diffusion of political education], or for charitable purposes; it is enacted as follows:-- ________________________ 1.The original title of this Act was a long one, the Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 (14 of 1897) has given this short title. 2.Inserted by Act 22 of 1927.

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Section 13

Title: Provision for Dissolution of Societies and Adjustment of their Affairs

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....shall be dissolved unless three-fifths of the members shall have expressed a wish for dissolution by their voles delivered in person, or by proxy, at a general meeting convened for the purpose: Government consent. Provided that1[whenever any Government] is a member of, or a contributor to, or otherwise interested in any society registered under this Act, such society shall not be dissolved 2[without the consent of the Government of the3[State] of registration]. _____________________ 1. Substituted by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order, 1937, for "whenever the Government". 2. Substituted by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order, 1937, for "without the consent of the Government of state of Registration". 3. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950, for "Province".

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Section 20

Title: To What Societies Act Applies

State: Central

Year: 1860

The following societies may be registered under this Act:-- Charitable societies, the military orphan funds or societies established at the several presidencies of India, societies established for the promotion of science, literature, or the fine arts for instruction, the diffusion of useful knowledge,1[the diffusion of political education], the foundation or maintenance of libraries or reading-rooms for general use among the members or open to the public or public museums and galleries of paintings and other works of art, collections of natural history, mechanical and philosophical inventions, instruments, or designs. ________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 22 of 1927.

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Section 2

Title: Memorandum of Association

State: Central

Year: 1860

The memorandum of association shall contain the following things, that is to say,-- the name of the society; the object of the society; the names, addresses, and occupations of the governors, council, directors, committee, or other governing body to whom, by the rules of the society, the management of its affairs is entrusted. A copy of the rules and regulations of the society, certified to be a correct copy by not less than three of the members of the governing body, shall be filed with the memorandum of association.

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Section 3

Title: Registration and Fees

State: Central

Year: 1860

Upon such memorandum and certified copy being filed, the Registrar shall certify under his hand that the society is registered under this Act. There shall be paid to the Registrar for every such registration a fee of fifty rupees, or such smaller fees as1[the state Government] may, from time to time, direct; and all fees so paid shall be accounted for to1[the state Government]. _____________________ 1. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950, for "Provincial Government".

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Section 4

Title: Annual List of Managing Body to Be Filed

State: Central

Year: 1860

Once in every year, on or before the fourteenth day succeeding the day on which, according to the rules of the society, the annual general meeting of the society is held, or, if the rules do not provide for an annual general meeting, in the month of January, a list shall be filed with the Registrar of Joint-stock Companies, of the names, addresses and occupations of the governors, council, directors, committee, or other governing body then entrusted with the management of the affairs of the society.