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THE HIMACHAL PRADESH SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT

The Himachal Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2006

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This law establishes the legal framework for registering and managing societies in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It applies to non-profit organizations formed for purposes such as education, social welfare, religion, sports, and rural development. By mandating registration, the Act ensures these groups are accountable and can operate lawfully. It matters because it provides societies with legal recognition, enabling them to own property, enter contracts, and access government schemes, while protecting the public interest and ensuring transparency in charitable activities.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, commencement and application
  3. 2. Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires ,-
  4. 3. Registrar and other officers of Societies.-(1) The State
  5. 4. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration
  6. 5. Requirements of memorandum of association
  7. 6. Registration.
  8. 7. Evidence of registration.
  9. 8. Regulations of Society.
  10. 9. Amendments of memorandum or regulations or bye-laws of registered Society
  11. 10. Change of name of Society.- Subject to the provisions of section
  12. 11. Notice of change of name.
  13. 12. Effect of change of name.
  14. 13. Societies enabled to alter, extend or abridge their purposes.
  15. 14. Society to be a body corporate.
  16. 15. Governing body of the Society.-(1) Every Society shall elect a
  17. 16. Disqualifications.
  18. 17. Supply of Copies of Bye-laws.
  19. 18. Supply of copies of balance-sheet etc.
  20. 19. Meetings.
  21. 20. Annual General Meeting.
  22. 21. Special general meeting.
  23. 22. Legal proceedings.
  24. 23. Register of members
  25. 24. Members liable to be sued as strangers.
  26. 25. Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers.
  27. 26. Recovery of penalty accruing under bye-law.
  28. 27. Property of Society, how vested.
  29. 28. Restriction on transfer of property.
  30. 29. Suit by and against Societies.
  31. 30. Suit not to abate.
  32. 31. Enforcement of judgment against Society
  33. 32. Books of accounts to be kept by the Society. — (1) Every
  34. 33. Powers of Registrar to seize records, etc.
  35. 34. Annual list of Governing body to be filed.
  36. 35. Audit.
  37. 36. Inspection of documents.
  38. 37. Power to enforce attendance etc.
  39. 38. Power of Registrar to call for information.
  40. 39. Enquiry by the Registrar.
  41. 40. Surcharge.
  42. 41. Supersession of Governing body.
  43. 42. Dispute regarding management.
  44. 43. Amalgamation and division of Societies.
  45. 44. Dissolution of Society and adjustment of its affairs.
  46. 45. Power of Registrar to cancel registration in certain circumstances
  47. 46. Upon dissolution no member to receive profit.
  48. 47. Enforcement of order.
  49. 48. Determination after dissolution that property be utilized by
  50. 49. Penalty.-If any Society or any person, referred to in section 35 or
  51. 50. Cognizance of offences.
  52. 51. Appeal.-(1) An appeal shall lie,
  53. 52. Registrar and other officers to be public servants.
  54. 53. Indemnity.
  55. 54. No Objection Certificate from the Registrar
  56. 55. Fees.
  57. 56. Power to make rules.
  58. 57. Power to exempt.
  59. 58. Repeal and Savings.-(1) The Societies Registration Act, 1860

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