Section 3. (1) Upon such memorandum and certified copy being filed along with particulars of the address of the

(4) in serial 6, of the Schedule to the State Act No. 6 of 1978 in section 19 of the Central Act No. 21 of 1860 for the words "one rupee" and "fifteen paise" respectively the words "ten rupees" and "five rupees" shall be substituted. (5) in serial 7, (i) in section 21 (1) for the words "five hundred" and "fifty rupees" respectively, the words, "five thousand rupees" and "five hundred rupees" shall be substituted. (ii) in section 21 (2) for the words "two thousand" the words "twenty thousand" shall be inserted. (7) after serial 7, serial 8 shall be added, namely :— "8. after section 22, the following shall be added, namely : [ Vide Arunachal Pradesh Act 9 of 2008, s. 2] - (5) A society which fails to get its certificate of registration renewed in accordance with this section within one year from the expiration of the period for which the certificate was operative shall become an unregistered society : Provided that the Registrar may, for sufficient cause, allow an application for renewal more than one year after the expiration of the period for which the certificate was operative on payment of a fee of four hundred rupees or such higher fee not exceeding ten times of the additional fee payable under clause (b) of sub-section (3) as may be notified by the State Government from time to time. (6) Where a certificate of registration is renewed in accordance with sub-section (2) or sub-section (5) such renewal shall operate from the date of expiration of the period from which the certificate was operative. 3-B Reference to the State Government —If any question arises whether any society is entitled to get itself registered in accordance with section 3 or to get its certificate of registration renewed in accordance with section 3-A, the matter shall be referred to the State Government, and the decision of the State Government, thereon shall be final". Uttarakhand Amendment of section 3 3. The word "Govt." has been successively adapted by the A.O. 1937 and the A. O. 1950 to read as above. Uttarakhand Amendment of section 3.— In Principal Act sub-section (1) of section 3 of shall be substituted as follows, namely:-- " 3. Registration and fees .—(1) Upon such memorandum and its digitally signed copy being filed alongwith particulars of the address of Society office which will be registered address, by the secretary of the society on behalf of the persons subscribing to the memorandum, the Registrar shall certify under his digital signature that the society is registered under this Act, For every such registration fees of five thousand five hundred and fifty rupees shall be paid to Registrar. For every such registration for Youth/Women Mangal Dal, Women Group/Community Group fees of fifty rupees shall be paid. Provided further that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, increase from time to time the fee payable under this sub-section. Provided further that the Registrar may, in his discretion, issue public offline notice or issue offline notice to such persons as he thinks fit inviting offline objections, if any against the proposed registration and consider all objections that may be received by him before registering the society. Uttarakhand Amendment of section 3 The prescribed fee of registration shall be submitted online after the online approval of registration by the Registrar. After depositing the prescribed fees, the digitally signed Society Registration Certificate shall be downloaded by the applicant. [ Vide Uttarakhand Act 4 of 2019, s. 3] Haryana Amendment of Section 3 of Central Act 21 of 1860.— In Section 3 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (hereinafter called the principal Act), for the words "fifty rupees", the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" shall be substituted. [ Vide Haryana Act 14 of 2001, s. 2] Insertion of section 3A in Central Act 21 of 1860 .—After section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-- " 3A. Refusal of registration .—(1) The Registrar may, in his discretion, issue public notice or issue notice to such persons as he thinks fit inviting objections, if any, against the proposed registration and consider all objections that may be received by him before registering the society. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, the Registrar shall refuse to register a society, if after giving it an opportunity of showing cause against such refusal, he is satisfied that— (a) the name of the society is identical with that of any other society previously registered under this Act; 3-A Renewal of certificate of registration-(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), a certificate of registration issued under section 3 shall remain in force for a period of three years from the date of issue : Provided that a certificate issued before the commencement of the Societies Registration (Extension to Arunachal Pradesh) (Amendment) Act, 2008 (hereinafter in the section referred to as the said Act), shall remain in force for a period of three years from the date of such commencement on payment of the difference of the fees specified under subsection (3) and the fees already paid. - (2) A Society registered under section 3 whether before or after the commencement of the said Act, shall on application alongwith a copy of duly audited statement of account made to the Registrar within one month of the expiration of the period referred to in sub-section (1) and on payment of the fee specified in sub-section (3), be entitled to have its certificate of registration renewed for one year at a time : Provided that in the case of a society registered before the commencement of the said Act, the Registrar shall refuse to renew the certificate of registration, if, after giving it an opportunity of showing cause against such refusal, he is satisfied that any of the grounds mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3 exist in respect thereof. - (3) There shall be paid to the Registrar with every application for renewal of the certificate of registration : Uttarakhand Amendment of section 3 (b) the name of the society sought to be registered uses any of the words, namely:-- 'Union', 'State', 'Land Mortgage', 'Land development', 'Co-operative', 'Gandhi', 'Reserve Bank' or any words expressing or implying the sanction. Approval or patronage of the Central or any State Government or any word which suggests or is calculated to suggest any connection with any local authority or any corporation or body constituted by or under any law for the time being in force or is such as is otherwise likely to deceive the public or the members of any other society previously registered under this Act; (c) anyone or more of the objects of the society sought to be registered is not an object mentioned in section 1 and 20; or (d) its objects are contrary to any other law for the time being in force or contrary to public policy.". [ Vide Haryana Act 14 of 2007, s. 3] - (a) a fee equal to the registration fee payable under section 3 or rupees four thousand, whichever is less, if such application is filed within the period specified in subsection (2) : Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, increase from time to time, the fee payable under this clause subject to the condition that the fee so increased shall not exceed the registration fee payable under section 3 ; - (b) an additional fee of four hundred rupees or such higher fee not exceeding onefifth of the fee payable under clause (a) as may be notified by the State Government, if such application is filed within one month of the date of expiration of the period specified in sub-section (2) ; and - (c) an additional fee at the rate of twenty rupees per month or part thereof or such higher additional fee per month not exceeding half of the additional fee payable under clause (b) as may be notified by the State Government, if such application is filed beyond one month of the expiration of the period specified in sub-section (2). - (4) Every application for renewal of the certificate shall be accompanied by a list of members of the managing body elected after the registration of the society or after the renewal of certificate of registration and also the certificate sought to be renewed unless dispensed with by the Registrar on the ground of its loss or destruction or any other sufficient cause.