The Societies Registration Act, 1860 section 1: Appointment of Registrar of Soci…

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(2) In all certificates of registration and in all rules or bye-laws of societies and in all other instruments issued or made under the said Act before the date of commencement of this Act, references to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies or the Registrar of Companies shall be deemed to be and be construed as references to the Registrar of Societies. [ Vide the Orissa Act 21 of 1958, s. 4] 1. The words and figures "under Act 19 of 1857" rep. by Act 16 of 1874, s. 1 and Sch., Pt. I. See now the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956). Orissa Amendment of Section 1.— In the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), as applicable to the State of Orissa , section 1 shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:— "(2) The State Government may, by notification, appoint one or more Additional Registrars with such local jurisdiction as may be assigned to them by the State Government. 1. This section was amended in its application to Berar by s. 14 of the Central Provinces and Berar Vidya Mandir Act, 1939 (C. P. & B. Act 3 of 1940). 2. The words "the Governors-General of India in Council" have been successively adapted by the A.O. 1937 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above. " 1. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration .---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 the Act, may, be digital signature of their name in online form of Memorandum of Association and rules filling the same online with the Registrar form themselves into a society under this Act. [ Vide Uttarakhand Act 4 of 2019, s. 2] Haryana Insertion of section 1A in Central Act 21 of 1860.— After section 1 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (hereinafter called the principal Act), The following section shall be inserted, namely:-- "1A. Definitions .—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- - (a) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; - (b) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Haryana.". [ Vide Haryana Act 14 of 2007, s. 2] 1. Appointment of Registrar of Societies.— The State Government may, by notification, appoint a person to be called the Registrar of Societies and he shall exercise such powers and perform such duties and functions as are conferred by or under the provisions of this Act, and shall subject to such general or special order as the State Government may from time to time make, superintend the administration and carry out the provisions of this Act throughout the State or Orissa. - [ Vide the Orissa Act 21 of 1958, s. 2] Adaptation.— In the said Act, for the expressions, "Registrar of Joint Stock Companies" and "Registrar" wherever they occur, the expression "Registrar of Societies" shall be substituted. [ Vide the Orissa Act 21 of 1958, s. 3] Pending proceedings and construction of reference to Registrar of Companies in instruments issued or made before this Act.— (1) All proceedings under the said Act pending before the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies at the date of commencement of this Act shall stand transferred to the Registrar of Societies and any such proceedings shall be continued and disposed of by the Registrar of Societies, as if it had been originally instituted before such Registrar under the said Act. |The Act (with the exception of the first four sections) is based on the Literary and Scientific Institutions Act, 1854 (17 and 18 Vict., c. 112), ss. 20_et seq_. It has been declared to be in force in the whole of India, except the Scheduled Districts, by s. 3 of the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874). It has been extended to the New Provinces and Merged States by Act 59 of 1949.|The Act (with the exception of the first four sections) is based on the Literary and Scientific Institutions Act, 1854 (17 and 18 Vict., c. 112), ss. 20_et seq_. It has been declared to be in force in the whole of India, except the Scheduled Districts, by s. 3 of the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874). It has been extended to the New Provinces and Merged States by Act 59 of 1949.|The Act (with the exception of the first four sections) is based on the Literary and Scientific Institutions Act, 1854 (17 and 18 Vict., c. 112), ss. 20_et seq_. It has been declared to be in force in the whole of India, except the Scheduled Districts, by s. 3 of the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874). It has been extended to the New Provinces and Merged States by Act 59 of 1949.|The Act (with the exception of the first four sections) is based on the Literary and Scientific Institutions Act, 1854 (17 and 18 Vict., c. 112), ss. 20_et seq_. It has been declared to be in force in the whole of India, except the Scheduled Districts, by s. 3 of the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874). It has been extended to the New Provinces and Merged States by Act 59 of 1949.|The Act (with the exception of the first four sections) is based on the Literary and Scientific Institutions Act, 1854 (17 and 18 Vict., c. 112), ss. 20_et seq_. It has been declared to be in force in the whole of India, except the Scheduled Districts, by s. 3 of the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874). It has been extended to the New Provinces and Merged States by Act 59 of 1949.| |---|---|---|---|---| |It has been declared, by notification under s. 3(a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in force in the following Scheduled Districts, namely:— West Jalpaiguri . . . . . ._See_Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, p. 74.||||| |The Districts of Hazaribagh, Lohardaga (now||||| |the Ranchi District, see Calcutta Gazette, 1899,|.|.|.|| |Pt. I, p. 44), and Manbhum and ParganaDhalbhum|.|.|.|| |and the Kolhan in the District of Singbhum . . . . Ditto The Scheduled portion of the Mirzapur District . . . . Ditto Jaunsar Bawar . . . . . . . Ditto The Scheduled Districts in Ganjam and Vizagapatam . . . Ditto Assam (except the North Lushai Hills). . . . . Ditto It has been extended, by notification under s. 5 of the last-mentioned Act, to the following Scheduled Kumaon and Garhwal. . . . . . ._See_Gazette of India, Ajmer and Merwara. . . . . . . Ditto||||1881, Pt. I, p. 504. 1879, Pt. I, p. 383. 1879, Pt. I, p. 302. 1898, Pt. I, p. 870. 1897, Pt. I, p. 299. Districts, namely:— 1876, Pt. I, p. 606. 1878, Pt. I, p. 380.| 1. Throughout the Act,-- (1) for the words "Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies" wherever they occur, the word "Registrar" shall be substituted. (2) for the words "State Government" wherever they occur the word "Administrator" shall be substituted. [ Vide Arunachal Pradesh Act 6 of 1978, s. 2] Amendment of Schedule .—In the Schedule to the Societies Registration (Extension to Arunachal Pradesh) Act, 19 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) :- (1) for the word "Administrator" wherever it occurs, the words "State Government' be substituted. (2) the clause (a) of serial 2 shall be omitted. (3) after serial 2, the following shall be inserted, namely : "2-A, for section 3 of the Central Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) the following shall be substituted, namely :- (3) The Additional Registrars so appointed shall, subject to the control of the Registrar of Societies, exercise such of the powers and perform such of the functions of the Registrar of Societies as the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh may authorise in that behalf."; (b) number the existing section as section 1A and in this section as so numbered, for "Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies" substitute "Registrar of Societies.". [ Vide Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Second Order, 2020, vide Notification No. S.O. 3805(E), dated (26-10-2020).] Arunachal Pradesh After section 1, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-- " Definitions-1A. --In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh appointed by the President under Article 239 of the Constitution; (b) "Registrar" means the Registrar of Societies appointed by the Administrator." [ Vide Arunachal Pradesh Act 6 of 1978, s. 2 and the schedule] Uttarakhand Substitution of section 1 .—In Societies Registration Act 1860, (which is hereinafter referred to as Principal Act) the section 1 shall be substituted as follows, namely:-- The Act has been extended to Goa, Daman and Diu with modifications by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and the Schedule to Dadra and Nagar Haveli with modifications by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 1-7-1965) and to the Union territory of Lakshadweep, by Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-10-1967). It has been amended in— C. P. and Berar by C. P. and Berar Act 3 of 1940, Assam by Assam Acts 14 of 1948, 15 of 1948, 1 of 1952, 7 of 1957 and 11 of 1958, Bihar by Bihar Acts 30 of 1948, 4 of 1951 and 2 of 1960, Punjab by East Punjab Acts 32 of 1948, 6 of 1949 and Punjab Act 21 of 1961, West Bengal by West Bengal Act 16 of 1950, Andhra by President's Act 10 of 1954, Madras by Mad. Act 9 of 1960, Orissa by Orissa Acts 21 of 1958, 8 of 1969 and 9 of 1979, Maharashtra by Maharashtra Acts 11 of 1968 and 49 of 1971, Himachal Pradesh by H. P. Act 23 of 1973, Uttar Pradesh by U. P. Acts 25 of 1959, 52 of 1975, 13 of 1978 and 11 of 1984, Bombay by Bom. Act 76 of 1958, Haryana by Haryana Act 23 of 1974, Pondicherry by Act 9 of 1969, and Union territory of Delhi by Act 26 of 1983. The Act came into force in Pondicherry vide Reg. 7 of 1963 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 1-10-1963). The Act has been repealed in its application to Bellary District by Mysore Act 14 of 1955 and in Mysore by Mysore Acts 17 of 1960 and 19 of 1973. 1. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration.— 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, andfiling the same with the Registrar of Joint-stock Companies[1] *, form themselves into a society under this Act. Orissa Insertion of new section before section 1, Act 21 of 1860.— In the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), section 1 shall be renumbered as section 1-A and before the said section as so renumbered, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:— It has been repealed in its application to Mahakoshal, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal regions of Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Act 1 of 1960 (when notified). Extension of Central Act, 1860 (21 of 1860).- The Societies Registration Act, 1860, as in force in the territories to which it generally extends, is hereby extended to the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh, subject to the modifications mentioned in the Schedule. Certain notifications to be inoperative .—On the commencement of this Act, the notifications Nos. 5459P, 5463p, and 5467p dated the 13[th] October, 1914, in so far as they relate to the Societies Registration Act, 1860, shall cease to be operative in the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh. THE SCHEDULE (See Section) Modification to the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

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Section 1. Appointment of Registrar of Societies

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