Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-

1. (a) Court means the principal civil court of original jurisdiction of the district within which the registered office of the society is situate.
2. (b) Governing body means the body , by whatever name called, entrusted for the time being with the management of a society under its regulation;
3. (c) Inspector means an Inspector appointed under Section 22;
4. (d) member when used in relation to a society means a person who has been admitted with his consent is a member of the society according to its regulations;
5. (e) memorandum means the memorandum of association of the society;
6. (f) officer means member of the Governing body, the President, the Secretary or any other office bearer and includes also an employee of the society whose work is not of a purely ministerial nature;
7. (g) officer in default means any officer who contravenes, fails or refuses to comply with any requirement under this Act or who authorises or permits such contravention, failure or refusal;
8. (h) President means the President, the Chairman or the formal head, by whatever name called, of a society and includes a person who, for the time being, acts as the formal head;
   • (i) registered office means the registered office mentioned in the memorandum;
9. (j) Registrar it means a person appointed as Registrar under Section 3 and includes any person empowered as such under that section ;
10. (k) regulation means the regulation made by a society and, in relation to a society deemed to have been registered under sub-section (2) of Section 37 of this Act and include its rules;
11. (l) rules mean rules made by the State Government under Section 36;
12. (m) Secretary means the Secretary or the principal executive officer, by whatever name called, of a society and includes a person who, for the time being, acts as Secretary;
13. (n) Section means a section of this Act;
14. (o) Societies mean a society registered or deemed to have been registered under this Act;
15. (p) State Government means the Government of Meghalaya;
16. (q) votes of three-fourths of the members mean the votes of at least three-fourths of the total membership in a society given at any general meeting of the society including votes, by proxy where voting by proxy is allowed under its regulations.