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The Andhra Pradesh Public Societies (Reconstruction of Management) Act, 1996
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The Andhra Pradesh Public Societies (Reconstruction of Management) Act, 1996, provides a legal framework for the state government to intervene in the management of troubled public societies. It applies to registered public societies within the state experiencing severe administrative breakdowns. To address such crises, the law empowers authorities to establish a Society Reconstruction Committee and appoint special officers to temporarily take over operations. This legislation matters because it safeguards public interest, prevents mismanagement, and restores accountability by ensuring that essential public societies can be effectively reorganized and managed during critical governance failures.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Constitution of the Society Reconstruction Committee
- 4. Vesting of the management of the society in the society reconstruction committee
- 5. Power of the society reconstruction committee to appoint special officer
- 6. Power of the government to give directions
- 7. Protection of acts done in good faith
- 8. Power to make rules
- 9. Power to remove difficulties
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