Amendment of section 3 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860

In the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act 21 of 1860), in its application to the State of Nagaland, for the existing section 3, the following sections 3 and 3A shall be substituted, namely:- "3 (1) Upon such memorandum and certified copy being filed along with particulars of the addles of the Society's ofice which shall be its registered address by the Secretary of the Society on behalf of the persons subscribing to the memorandum, the Registrar shall certify under his hand that the Society is registered under this Act and there shall be paid to the Registrar for every such registration a fee of Rs. 2,000 (Rupees two thousand only) which may be varied, from time to time, by the State Government by notification in the oacial gazette. provided that the Registrar may, in his discretion, issue pubIic notice or specitic notices to such persons as he thinks fit for inviting objections, or effect necessary verifications through the Deputy Commissioners concerned, in regard to the proposed registration and also consider all objections that may be received by him before registering a society. (2) Notwithstandmg anythmg in these Act, the Registmr may refuse to register a society, if after giving an opportunity to show cause against such refusal, he is satisfied that - (a) the name of the society is identical with that of any other society previously registered under the Act; (b) the name of the society sought to be registered uses any of the words, namely, Union, State, Land Mortgage, Land Development, Cooperative or any words expressing or implying the sanction, approval or patronage of the Central on any State Government, or any word which suggests or calculates to suggests any connection with any local authority or corporation or body constituted by or under any law for the time being in force, or as such, is otherwise likely to deceive the public or the members of any other society previously sought to be registered under this Act. 3A. (1) A certificate of registration issue under section 3 shall remain valid for a period of two years from the date of issue d before the commencement of this act, shall be valid of two years fiom the date of commencement of this act. (1) All certificates of registration shall be renewed within 3 month of the date of expiration of the validity period as specified in the fore going sub-section, and a renewal shall be valid only for two years from the date of expiration of the original validity period. (4) Every application for renewal shall be accompanied by a list of members of the managing body elected after the registration of the society or after the renewal of registration, as the case may be, and a renewal fee of Rs 500 (Rupees five hundred only), which may be varied ,from time to time, by the state Government by notification in the official gazette. Provided that the Registrar may dispense with any of the document required for renewal if sufficient evidence is adduce proving loss or destruction of such documents. (5) A society which fails to renew its registration shall be de-registered from being a society at the expiration of 3 month fiom the date of expiration of the validity period. Provided that the registered, for sufficient reason to be recorded in writing, may allow an application or renewal made not later than 12 months fiom the date of expiration of the validity period, after realizing a penalty renewal fee along with the application which shall be four times of the normal rend fee."