West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961

The West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961
[West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961]

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[5th December, 1961]

An Act to provide for the registration of literary, cultural, scientific, political, charitable, religious and certain other kinds of societies and for matters connected therewith.

1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Interpretation
3. Appointment of Registrar
4. Societies to be formed by Memorandum of Association and registration
5. Memorandum of Association
6. Regulations
7. Registration
8. Alteration of memorandum and regulations
9. Alterations to be filed
10. Name of society
11. State Government may direct change of name
12. Societies to have power to amalgamate with another society
13. Name of society to be prominently shown
14. Register of members
15. Books of account and audit
16. Annual general meeting
17. Annual and other returns to be forwarded to Registrar
18. Property of society how to be vested
19. Suits and proceedings by and against a society
20. Power to alter regulations (Omitted)
21. Members liable to be sued or prosecuted as strangers
22. Power of Registrar to call for information or explanation
23. Investigation of affairs of a society
24. Dissolution by resolution
25. Dissolution by court
26. Dissolution by Registrar
27. Members to receive no profit upon dissolution
28. Disqualifications for being member of the Governing Body, etc., of a society
29. Inspection of documents and grant of certified copies thereof
30. Terms of gifts to be observed
31. Communications with a society
32. No prosecution to be instituted without previous sanction
33. Indemnity
34. Limitation
35. Power to make rules
36. Repeal and savings

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