Registrar's power to seize records etc.

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Statutory text

(1) Where the Registrar is satisfied that:-
- (a) the records, registers or books of accounts of any society are likely to be tempered or destroyed and the funds and property of any society are likely to be misappropriated or misapplied; or
- (b) in the case of re-constitution of the committee of a society in its general meeting or the committee of the society having been removed by the Registrar under section 53, or the society having been ordered to be wound up under section 69, the outgoing members of the committee refuse to hand over the charge of the records and property of the society to those who are to take over or entitled to receive such charge, there the Registrar may issue an order directing the person duly authorised by him in writing to seize and take into custody such books, records, funds and property of the society and the officer of the society or those who are responsible for the custody of such books, records, funds and property, shall hand over the same to the person so authorised.
(2) To ensure compliance of the orders under clause (b) of sub-section (1), the Registrar may take or cause to be taken such action and may use or cause to be used such minimum force as may be necessary, including police force.

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