Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-

1. (1) "Court" means the principal civil court of original jurisdiction of the district within which the registered office of the Society is situate,
2. (2) "Governing Body" means the body, by whatever name called, entrusted for the time being with the management of a society under its regulations;
3. (3) "Inspector" means an Inspector appointed under section 23;
4. (4) "Member" when used in relation to a society means a person who has been admitted with his consent as a member of the Society according to its regulations;
5. (5) "Memorandum" means the memorandum of association of the Society;
6. (6) “Officer” means a member of the Governing Body, the President, the Secretary or any other office-bearer and includes an employee of the society whose work is not of a purely ministerial nature;
7. (7) “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 contradictions, failure or refusal;
8. (8) “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;
9. (9) “Registered office” means the registered office mentioned in the memorandum;
10. (10) “Registrar” means a person appointed as Registrar under section 3 and includes any person empowered as such under that section;
11. (11) “Regulation” means the regulations made by a Society and, in relation to a society deemed to have been registered under sub-section
12. (2) of section 40 of this Act and include its rules;
13. (12) “rules” mean rules made by the State Government under section 39;
14. (13) “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;
15. (14) “section” means