The Rajasthan Societies Registration Act, 1958
The Rajasthan Societies Registration Act, 1958
The Rajasthan Societies Registration Act, 1958, regulates the formation, administration, and dissolution of non-profit organisations established for literary, scientific, or charitable purposes in Rajasthan. Applying to associations of seven or more people, the law outlines how societies register, manage property, and update their governing bodies. It matters significantly because it grants societies a legal identity separate from their members, enabling them to sue or be sued and own property. By enforcing annual filings and transparent governance, the Act maintains public accountability and financial order, ensuring that community organisations function within a clear and structured legal framework.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Contents of memorandum of association
- 3. Registration and fees
- 4. Annual list to be filed
- 5. Property of society in whom vested
- 6. Suits by and against societies
- 7. Suits not to abate
- 8. Enforcement of judgment against society
- 9. Recovery of penalty accruing under bye-laws
- 10. Members liable to be sued as strangers
- 11. Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers
- 12. Societies enable to alter, extend, or abridge purposes or to amalgamate
- 13. Provisions for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs
- 14. Upon dissolution no member to receive surplus property
- 15. Member of society defined
- 16. Governing body defined
- 17. Registration of societies formed before Act and not registered
- 18. Power of Registrar to refuse registration in certain cases
- 19. Inspection of documents and certified copies thereof:
- 20. Societies that may be registered under the Act
- 21. Repeal and savings
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