Lakshadweep Registration of Societies Regulation, 2025

The Lakshadweep Registration of Societies Regulation, 2025

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This Regulation governs the formation, registration, and management of societies within the Union territory of Lakshadweep. It establishes a legal framework for entities formed for literary, scientific, charitable, or welfare purposes. The law mandates the appointment of a Registrar to oversee registration, audit accounts, and ensure compliance with operational standards. It defines the rights and duties of members, the election of governing bodies, and procedures for amalgamation or dissolution. For citizens, it provides a legal structure to formalize associations, ensuring transparency, accountability, and protection of assets, while granting the administration powers to intervene in cases of mismanagement or illegal activities.

Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II AIMS AND OBJECTS OF SOCIETY →

  1. 3Aims and objects

Chapter III AUTHORITIES OF SOCIETY →

  1. 4Registrar General, other officers and their powers

Chapter IV REGISTRATION OF SOCIETY →

  1. 5Application for registration of society and society not to be registered with identical names
  2. 6Certificate of registration
  3. 7Change of name and address

Chapter V MEMBERSHIP →

  1. 8Eligibility conditions for becoming member
  2. 9Register of members
  3. 10Cessation of membership

Chapter VI MEMORANDUM AND BYE-LAWS OF SOCIETY →

  1. 11Memorandum
  2. 12Amendment in Memorandum and bye-laws

Chapter VII GENERAL BODY AND GOVERNING BODY →

  1. 13General Body
  2. 14Meetings of General Body
  3. 15Governing Body, office bearers and powers, functions and duties
  4. 16Meeting of Governing Body
  5. 17Record of proceedings
  6. 18Supply of balance-sheet or statement of accounts

Chapter VIII PROPERTY AND FUNDS OF SOCIETIES →

  1. 19Acquisition of movable and immovable property
  2. 20Property how vested
  3. 21Restrictions on sale or transfer of immovable property
  4. 22Investment of funds

Chapter IX ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND FILING OF DOCUMENTS →

  1. 23Books of account
  2. 24Audit
  3. 25Annual and other returns

Chapter X AMALGAMATION AND DIVISION →

  1. 26Amalgamation or division of societies

Chapter XI INQUIRY AND SUPERSESSION OF GOVERNING BODY →

  1. 27Powers to call for information or explanation
  2. 28Powers to seize records, etc
  3. 29Power to inquire
  4. 30Action on inquiry report
  5. 31Supersession of Governing Body and appointment of Officer

Chapter XII SUSPENSION, CANCELLATION AND DISSOLUTION →

  1. 32Removal of defunct society and cancellation of registration
  2. 33Cancellation of registration of society with no assets and liabilities
  3. 34Cancellation of registration upon inquiry
  4. 35Effect of cancellation of registration
  5. 36Provided that the liability of office bearer shall continue and may be enforced as if the registration of society had not been cancelled.
  6. 37Dissolution by special resolution
  7. 38Dissolution and winding up by Registrar
  8. 39Disposal of assets

Chapter XIII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES →

  1. 40Penalties for non-compliance
  2. 41Registrar to recover cost from society
  3. 42Penalty for falsifying any document
  4. 43Penalty for furnishing false information or disobeying summons, requisition or other order or direction
  5. 44Crediting of penalties
  6. 45Recourse mechanism
  7. 46Power of Registrar to condone delay in certain cases

Chapter XIV MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 47Legal representation and authority
  2. 48Enforcement of judgment
  3. 49Appeal and review in case of matters, other than penalties
  4. 50Registrar General and other officers to be public servants
  5. 51Protection of action taken in good faith
  6. 52Acts or proceedings not to be invalidated by certain defects
  7. 53Mode of service of notice or order
  8. 54Public document
  9. 55E-governance
  10. 56Governance
  11. 57Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
  12. 58Settlement of disputes, distribution of surplus, fees and recovery of dues
  13. 59Power to issue directions
  14. 60Power to make rules and laying
  15. 61Act to have overriding effect
  16. 62Removal of difficulties
  17. 63Repeal and saving

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