Registrar to maintain a register of societies

Registrar to maintain a register of societies.—(1) The Registrar shall maintain a register of societies which shall be entered the name of every society, full address of the office registered, the date of its registration and the details of the document filed in pursuance of the provisions of this Act.

1. (2) The memorandum and all other documents relating to each society shall be kept separately in the manner, as may be prescribed.
2. (3) Where the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that a society is not functioning, he shall send to the registered office of and not less than two members of the office bearers of society by post a registered letter inquiring whether the society is functioning.
3. (4) If the Registrar either receives an answer from society to the effect that it is not functioning or does not receive any answer within one month after sending the letter referred to in sub-section (3), the same shall be published in the Gazette and sent to the society by post a registered notice that at the expiration of three months from the date of that notice, the name of the society mentioned therein will be removed, unless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off from the register as defunct.