Societies Registration Act, 1860

Act ID:	186021
Act Number:	21
Enactment Date:	1860-05-21
Act Year:	1860
Short Title:	The Societies Registration Act, 1860
Long Title:	An Act for the Registration of Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Law and Judiciary Department
Type:	CENTRAL ACT (Ministry of Corporate Affairs, )
Location:	Maharashtra
Ref Act ID:	186021

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