Legal glossary

“society”

Defined in 10 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Asiatic Society Act, 1984 · s. 3

    (d) "Society" means the Asiatic Society being a society within the meaning of the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961(West Bengal Act XXVI, 1961), and having its registered office in Calcutta . — 4. Grants, loans, etc., by Central Government to Society. For the purpose of enabling the Society to discharge efficiently its functions, including in particular those relating to research, literary, library, scientific and museological activities, collection of manuscripts, coins and art objects, and the publication of periodicals, books and other literature, the Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Society in each financial year such sums of money as that Government considers necessary by way of grants, loans or otherwise .
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  2. The Auroville Foundation Act, 1988 · s. 2

    (j) "Society" means Sri Aurobindo Society, being a Society as defined in the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 (West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961), and having its registered office at Calcutta in the State of West Bengal;
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  3. The Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Act, 1962 · s. 3

    (d) "Society" means the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan which has its head office at Allahabad and is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1960).
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  4. The India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 · s. 2

    (k) "Society" means the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution, registered as such under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), and having its registered office at New Delhi;
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  5. The Indian Institute of Management Act, 2017 · s. 3

    (n) "society" means any of the societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or the Mysore Societies' Registration Act, 1960 (17 of 1960) or the Madhya Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 1973 (44 of 1973) or the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (27 of 1975) or the Jammu and Kashmir Societies Registration Act, 1998 (VI of 1998) mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule.
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  6. The Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Act, 2017 · s. 3

    (k) "Society" means the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Society, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh registered under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 (Andhra Pradesh Act 35 of 2001); and
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  7. The Lalit Kala Akadami (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1997 · s. 2

    (d) "society" means the Lalit Kala Akadami being a society registered under the Societies Registration Act.
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  8. The National Dairy Development Board Act, 1987 · s. 3

    (l) "society" means the National Dairy Development Board, a society formed and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) and functioning as such immediately before the appointed day;
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  9. The National Jute Board Act, 2008 · s. 2

    (j) "Society" means the National Centre for Jute Diversification, a society set up by the Central Government in the Ministry of Textiles and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860); Government in the Ministry of Textiles and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860
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  10. The School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014 · s. 3

    (n) "Society" means any of the societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or under the societies of respective State Governments and mentioned in column (3) of the Schedule;
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