The contents of this document have been obtained from sources. Court, governing body, memorandum, officer, officer in default, registered office, registrar, society disclaimer. In this blog post, tanisha agarwal, a student of institute of law, nirma universtiy, ahmedabad, who is currently pursuing a diploma in entrepreneurship administration and business laws from nujs, kolkata, deliberates on whether an ngo can be merged with another ngo. The societies registration act 1960 as its preface show has been enacted to make provisions for improving the legal conditions of societies established for the purpose given under section 1 to 20 of the act.
It is entitled to acquire, dispose property, enter into contracts, institute and. Online registration of all registered housing societies is. These rules may be called the west bengal societies registration rules, 1963. Contents sections particulars introduction preamble 1 societies formed by memorandum of association and registration 2 memorandum of association 3 registration and fee 4 annual list of managing body to be filed 5 property of society how vested 6 suits by and against societies 7 suits not to abate 8 enforcement of judgment against society. The west bengal societies registration act, 1961 societyconnect. Registration of society under societies registration act. Whereas, with a view to providing for the orderly development of the cooperative movement in the. Xxiv of 1961 an act to consolidate and amend the law relating to cooperative societies in the state of maharashtra. The society may decide about the validity or renewal of such identity card at such.
The cooperative societies act 1925 punjab laws online. It was introduced from the year 1996 by the then registrar shri biswajit bordoloi and for the purpose the director of printing and stationery was requested to print some important. Application for society registration under societies registration act, 1860. The society and its rules and regulations under the societies registration act, 1860 this is the second article in the series of articles dealing with the various aspects of the societies registration act, 1860.
Keywords court, governing body, memorandum, officer, officer in default, registered. The west bengal societies registration act, 1961 west bengal act xxvi of 1961 5th december, 1961 an act to provide for the registration of literary, cultural, scientific, political, charitable, religious and certain other kinds of societies and for matters connected therewith. The west bengal societies registration act, 1961 keywords. Received the assent of the president on the 18th august 1975, jirst published in the tamil nadu government gazette extraordinary on the 25th august 1975 avani 9, iratchasa 2006 tiruvalluvar aandu. The societies registration act, 1860 is a legislation in india which allows the registration of entities generally involved in the benefit of society education, health, employment etc. A society can perform very significant rules in the wellbeing of civic life. The west bengal societies registration act, 1961 to the registrar of firms, societies and nontrading corporations, west bengal i submit herewith the annual and other returns as required under section 17 of the west bengal societies registration act, 1961.
An application for the registration of a society under sub section 2 of section 8 of the. Application for society registration under societies. West bengal societies registration act, 1961 regulation of unless the context otherwise require words and expressions contained in these regulations shall bear the same meaning as in the w. Any seven or more persons associated for any literary, scientific, or charitable purpose, or 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 of jointstock companies 1 form themselves into a society. This act may be called the maharashtra cooperative societies act, 1960. It is always transparent in dealings with donors, partners, beneficiaries and stakeholders alike except in matters relating to proprietary information of its clients.
Homeapplication for society registration under societies registration act, 1860. Provided that no such fee shall be payable for the registration of a society formed with the object of running an educational institution in any area in which the central provinces and berar vidya mandir act, 1939, is in force, if the objects are similar to the objects of a vidya mandir. This document is being furnished to you for your information by prs legislative research prs. Download form a society is a group of people involved with each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping which voluntarily joins together, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations incorporated under society registration act, 1860 to promote generous, social welfare, helpful, religious, charitable, educational. If youve been planning to form a society in delhi, for promoting literature, fine arts, science, the dissemination of useful, especially political education, or charity, youll have to register your society for it to be legally recognized. If you wish to register a society in pakistan, please contact us at 03005075993, however please be aware that due to security concerns the government has temporarily suspended such registrations. It has been extended to the new provinces and merged states by act 59 of 1949. Act xxxi of 1984, jtfi december, 196, an act to provide for the registration of literary, cultural, scientific, political, charitable, religions and certain other kinds of societies. Cooperative housing society in mumbai, thane, navimumbai. An act for the registration of literary, scientific and charitable societies.
The societies registration delhi amendment act, 1954. Punjab by east punjab acts 32 of 1948, 6 of 1949 and punjab act 21 of 1961. Karnataka societies registration act 1960 complete act. Act 34 the karnataka medical registration act, 1961 arrangement of sections statement of object and reasons sections. Title these are the rules and regulations of the public health foundation of india rules. Registrar of society has informed all the auditors regarding this. Act 271 societies registratioa 461 tamil nadu act no. Establishment, incorporation and constitution of council. Section 25 in the societies registration act, 1860. A society is a association of persons united together by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act jointly for same common purposes. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration. Audit of society registered under societies act, 1860.
Prior to 12071996 the validity was not given in the registration certificate. The maharashtra cooperative societies act 1960 has been amended extensively by the maharashtra cooperative societies amendment act 20 on dt. Body corporate and legal proceedings the registration of society render it a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal. Society registration online society registration process. It was an act to provide for the registration of societies or ngos whose head office had to be situated in the state of west bengal. West bengal societies registration act, 1961 wikipedia.
You can put your new society on a firm legal footing by simply following the provisions provided under the delhi societies registration act, 1860. Any company or society established for a literary, scientific or charitable purpose, and registered under act 43 of 1850, or any such society established and constituted previously to the passing of this act but not registered under this said act 43 of 1850, may at any time hereafter be registered as. Before this act, the societies in west bengal were registered under the societies. The west bengal societies registration rules, 1963 1. West bengal societies registration act memorandum of. The west bengal societies registration act, 1961 west. The west bengal societies registration act, 1961 act 26 of 1961 keywords. Amendment of byelaws maharashtra cooperative societies. Ministry of corporate affairs societiesregistrationact. Haryana government industries and commerce department notification the 21st june, 2012. The british indian empire, with a wish to encourage such activities and to promote the formal organisation of groups of like minded people, incorporated the act 21 of 1860, in other words, the societies. Preamble 1 karnataka societies registration act, 1960. The west bengal societies registration act, 1961 is an act of the west bengal legislative assembly, of west bengal state in india.
The registration act,1908 xvi of 1908 18th december, 1908. A society registered under this act acquired the officially authorized status capable to use and be used section 6 of the act. Ministry of corporate affairs societiesregistrationact javascript is disabled in your browser, hence some functionalities on this website will not work. Zilla, parlshads and panchayat samitis act, 1961, shall. As stated in the previous article, a society can be formed by any seven or more.
Societies under the societies registration act, 1860. The societies registration act, 1860 charitable societies. Renewal of societies renewal of societies under society registration act xxi of 1860. These are some of the most frequently asked questions faqs regarding registration of society under societies registration act, 1860, which our clients have been asking us. In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context. Karnataka societies registration act, 1960 complete act bare act. The government of maharashtra, cooperation department has launched new website for creating online records of all types of cooperative society. Societies registration act, 1961 or any statutory modification thereof. The change in the name of a society shall not affect any rights or obligations, i of the society or render defective and legal praceeding by or against the society. Also this is a significant area of practice of cross section of professionals viz. The west bengal societies registration act, 1961 also gives guidelines for day to day functionality including financial transparency, society management and overall administration along with ways for dispute management.
Registration act is not applicable to the present case as the dispute has not arisen in the context of the submission of the annual list of the managing body but with the election of the officebearers of the society. Every society desiring to effect amalgamation, transfer of assets and liabilities, division or conversion shall make an application to the registrar in that behalf, giving full details about such amalgamation, transfer, division or as the case may be, conversion. The punjab state cooperative societies act punjab government. The act gives clear guidelines about the type of society that can be registered and its functionality and objectives.
Amalgamation, transfer of assets and liabilities, division. The voluntary social welfare agencies ordinance 1961 an. Received the assent of the president of india on the 22nd june, 1961 and first published for general information in the punjab government gazette extraordinary, legislative supplement, of the 8th july, 1961 an act to consolidate and amend the law relating to cooperating societies in the state of punjab. Societies registration act, 1960 was enacted on 1960 and.
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