Society Registration Act 1860 - Rules & Regulations

If you want to start/ register an NGO, society, trust in India, then you must adhere with the rules and regulations specified in Society Registration Act 1860. This is the law defined by the Indian government for registration of literary, scientific and charitable societies.

Important points in Society Registration Act 1860

1. Societies formed by memorandum of association and 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
9. Recovery or penalty accruing under bye-law
10. Members liable to be sued as strangers
11. Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers
12. Societies enabled to alter, extend or abridge their purpose
13. Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs
14. Upon a dissolution no member to receive profit
15. Member defined
16. Governing body defined
17. Registration of societies formed before Act
18. Such societies to file memorandum, etc., with Registrar of Joint-stock companies
19. Inspection of documents
20. To what societies Act applies

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Before filing society registration application form, the applicant and trustee/ members of society must read and understand the details of points defined in Society Registration Act 1860. A consultation from the leading society registration consultant can help and save a lot of time.