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Company [fr. compagnia, Ital., which word is still printed on Bank of England notes as 'compa'], a body of persons associated for purposes of busi-ness, sometimes, but not now so frequently as some years ago, styled a Joint Stock Company.A company has its origin either (1) in a charter, as the Bank of England and many insurance companies; or (2) in a special Act of Parliament, with which, as authorizing an undertaking of a public nature such as a railway, the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 16), is necessarily incorporated; or (3) in registration under the Companies Acts, 1862 and subsequent Acts, now consolidated into the (English) Companies Act, 1925 (19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 23).By s. 13 of the Act of 1925 (1) on the registration of the memorandum of a company the registrar shall certify under his hand that the company is incorporated and, in the case of a limited company, that the company is limited. (2) From the date of incorporation mentioned in the certificat...
Society
Society. Associations designated by the name of 'society' include (1) Building Societies, regulated by the (English) Building Societies Acts, as to which see BUILDING SOCIETIES; (2) Friendly Societies, regulated by the Friendly Societies Act, 1896, as to which see FRIENDLYSOCIETIES; (3) Industrial and Provident Societies, regulated principally by the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893, as to whichs see INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES; (4) Loan Societies, regulated by 3 & 4 Vict. c. 110, as to which see LOAN SOCIETIES; (5) Literary and Scientific Societies, regulated by the (English) Literary and Scientific Institutions Act, 1854. And exempted from rates by 6 & 7 Vict. c. 36, as to which see that title; and other benevolent or useful societies, e.g., see (English) Companies Act, 1929, s. 18, and (6) Illegal Societies, prohibited by the Unlawful Societies Act, 1799, and the very similar (English) Seditious Meetings Act, 1817, as to which see SEDITIOUS, and Chitty's Statutes,...
Actuarial Societies
Actuarial Societies, means the Actuarial Society of India registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) and the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 [Bombay Act XXXIX of 1950, s. 2(b)]....
Corporation owned or controlled by the State
Corporation owned or controlled by the State, the expression 'Corporation owned or controlled by the State' means any body corporate established by or under a Central, Provincial or State Act, and includes a Government company as defined in s. 617 of the Companies Act, 1956, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, or under any corresponding law for the time being in force in a State, being a society established or admini-stered by Government and a co-operative society within the meaning of any law relating to co-operative societies for the time being in force in any State, being a co-operative society in which not less than fifty-one per centum of the paid-up share capital is held by the Central Government, or by any State Government or Governments, or partly by the Central Government and partly by one or more State Governments. [Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894), s. 3 (cc)]...
Registered Singh Sabha
Registered Singh Sabha, means a Singh Sabha registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, (21 of 1860) which is managing or controlling a local Gurdwara in Delhi. [Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971 (82 of 1971), s. 2(k)]...
Association
Association, a writ or patent sent by the Crown to the justices appointed to take assizes to have others associated with them; it is usual where a judge becomes unable to attend to his circuit duties, or dies-Reg. Brev. 201. Also a company or partnership, q.v., and see SOCIETY.Means an association of individuals, whether incorporated or not, having an office in India and includes a society, whether registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, or not, and any other organisation, by whatever name called. [Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (49 of 1976), s. 2 (1) (a)]Means any combination or body of individuals. [Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), s. 2 (a)]Two vital elements of an association are members and a common purpose for which they associate. If an association is constituted under a statute; it can be dissolved only in accordance with that statute; if it is organised on the basis of a contract, then it can be dissolved only in accordance wi...
Existing Council
Existing Council, means the Indian Council of World Affairs, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) and functioning as such immediately before the appointed day, Indian Council of World Affairs Ordinance, 2000, s. 3(e)....
Property belonging to the society
Property belonging to the society, the expression 'property belonging to the society' does not give the society a corporate status in the matter of hold-ing and acquiring property; it merely describes the property which vests in the trustees or governing body for the time being, Dharam Dutt v. Union of India, (2004) 1 SCC 712 (745). (Societies Registration Act, 1860, s. 5 Entry 14)...
Indian Institute of Architects
Indian Institute of Architects, 'Indian Institute of Architects' means the Indian Institute of Architects registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860). [Architects Act, 1972 (20 of 1972), s. 2(c)]...
Energy Management Centre
Energy Management Centre, means the Energy Management Centre set up under the Resolution of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Energy, Department of Power No. 7(2)/87-EP(Vol.IV), dated the 5th July 1989 and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. [Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), s. 2(l)]...
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