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The Societies Registration Act, 1860

Central

An Act for the Registration of Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies

Act number
21 of 1860
Ministry
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Enacted
21 May 1860

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

20 sections

  1. Section 1Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration.
  2. Section 2Memorandum of association.
  3. Section 3Registration and fees.
  4. Section 4Annual list of managing body to be filed.
  5. Section 5Property of society how vested.
  6. Section 6Suits by and against societies.
  7. Section 7Suits not to abate.
  8. Section 8Enforcement of judgment against society.
  9. Section 9Recovery of penalty accruing under bye-law.
  10. Section 10Members liable to be sued as strangers.
  11. Section 11Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers.
  12. Section 12Societies enabled to alter, extend or abridge their purposes.
  13. Section 13Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs.
  14. Section 14Upon a dissolution no member to receive profit. Proviso for Joint-stock Companies.
  15. Section 15Who is a Member.
  16. Section 16Governing body defined.
  17. Section 17Registration of societies formed before Act.
  18. Section 18Such societies to file memorandum, etc., with Registrar of Joint-stock Companies.
  19. Section 19Inspection of documents, Certified copies.
  20. Section 20To what societies the Act shall apply.