Section List

Act Number: 21

Act Name: The Societies Registration Act, 1860

Year: 1860

Enactment Date: 1860-05-21

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

Ministry: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Department:

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