Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Act" means the Sikkim Regulation of Societies, Associations and other Voluntary Organizations Act, 2008; (b) "Association" means a group of people associated or assembled or united together for the purpose of achieving one or more objects and includes organization, society, committee, samiti, sanstha, club etc. (government or non-government); (c) "Authority" means the Registering Authority; (d) "Registering Authority" means the Secretary to the Law Department, Government of Sikkim; (e) "Government" means State Government of Sikkim; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under the Act.