Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The MP Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973

General197348 sections

This legislation governs the formation, registration, management, and dissolution of non-profit societies operating within Madhya Pradesh, India. It applies to organizations established for literary, scientific, educational, religious, charitable, social welfare, or public interest purposes. The law provides a formal legal structure for such groups by outlining requirements for registration, maintenance of member registers, financial record-keeping, and annual audits. It empowers state-appointed Registrars to oversee compliance, inspect records, approve property transactions, and resolve governance disputes. By establishing legal accountability and operational guidelines, the statute protects public funds, safeguards member interests, and ensures societies function lawfully in service of the community.

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  1. 1. Short title, extend and commencement
  2. 2. Societies to which Act applies
  3. 3. Definitions
  4. 3A. Saving or existing societies
  5. 4. Registrar of Societies and other officers
  6. 5. Societies formed by memorandum of Association and Registration
  7. 6. Requirements with respect to memorandum of association
  8. 7. Registration
  9. 8. Evidence of registration
  10. 9. Regulation of society
  11. 10. Amendment of Memorandum or regulation or byelaws of registered society
  12. 11. Power of Registrar to amend memorandum of regulation etc. of a society
  13. 12. Repeal and Saving
  14. 13. Notice of change of name
  15. 14. Effect of change of name
  16. 15. Societies enable to alter, extend or abridge their purposes
  17. 16. Register of Members
  18. 17. Members liable to be sued as strangers
  19. 18. Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers
  20. 19. Recovery or penalty accruing under byelaw
  21. 20. Property of society how vested
  22. 21. Society not to acquire or sell of transfer immovable property without prior permission of Registrar
  23. 22. Suit by and against societies
  24. 23. Suit not to abate
  25. 24. Enforcement of judgment against society
  26. 25. Books of accounts to be kept by the society
  27. 26. Registrar's power to seize record etc.
  28. 27. Annual list of governing body to be filed
  29. 28. Audit and Inspection
  30. 29. Inspection of documents
  31. 30. Power to enforce attendance etc.
  32. 31. Power of Registrar to call for information
  33. 32. Powers of Registrar while holding enquiry
  34. 33. Supersession of governing body
  35. 34. Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs
  36. 35. Upon dissolution no member to receive profit
  37. 36. Determination after dissolution that property be utilised by Government
  38. 37. Special provision for complaints
  39. 38. Penalty for non compliance of Section 30 or making false entry
  40. 39. Penalty for contravention of Section 28 and 31
  41. 40. Appeal
  42. 41. Registrar and other officers to be public servants
  43. 42. Indemnity for acts done in good faith
  44. 43. Power to make rules
  45. 44. Repeal
  46. Rule 9. FORM V - Certification of Registration of the Society
  47. Rule 10. FORM VI - Application for seeking permission under Section 21
  48. Rule 11. FORM VII - Proforma for submitting information of Governing body

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