Amendment of section 1

Amendment of section 1.— In the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act 21 of 1860) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the existing section 1 shall be re-numbered as section 1A and;

1. (i) before section 1A as so re-numbered, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— “1. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “Inspector-General” means the Inspector-General of Registration appointed under section 3 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act 16 of 1908), and includes any of the District Authorities subordinate to the Inspector-General of Registration not below the rank of a District Registrar to whom powers may be delegated in respect of this Act;
2. (b) “notification” means notification published in the Official Gazette;
3. (c) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
4. (d) “Registration of Societies Order” means the Registration of Societies Order, issued by the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu under clause 2 of the Goa, Daman and Diu (Administration) Removal of Difficulties Order, 1962.”.
   • (ii) in section 1A as so re-numbered, for the words “the Registrar of Joint Stock