TAMIL NADU SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1975

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Societies which may be registered

S.4 Compulsory registration of certain societies

S.5 Optional registration

S.6 Memorandum, bye-laws, etc., to be filed with the Registrar

S.7 Memorandum and bye-laws to be printed or typewritten and signed

S.8 Bye-laws

S.9 Name of Society

S.10 Certificate of registration

S.11 Change of name of registered society

S.12 Amendment of memorandum and bye-laws

S.13 Registered Office

S.14 Register of members

S.15 Committee

S.16 Accounts and audit

S.17 Supply of copies of bye-laws, etc., to members

S.18 Property of registered society, how vested

S.19 Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers

S.20 Legal proceedings by or against registered societies

S.21 Judgment how enforced

S.22 Suit to recover penalty

S.23 Members liable to be sued as strangers

S.24 Investment of funds

S.25 Application of funds of a registered society

S.26 Annual General Meeting

S.27 Filing of special resolution

S.28 Extraordinary general meeting

S.29 Minutes of proceedings of registered society's general meetings and of its committee

S.30 Amalgamation and division of registered societies

S.31 Saving of rights of creditors

S.32 Certain mortgages and charges to be void, if not registered

S.33 Registration of satisfaction of mortgage or charge

S.34 Power of Registrar to call for information or explanation

S.34(a) Supersession of committee

S.34(b) Delivery of possession of records and properties of a registered society

S.35 Inspection of books

S.36 Power of Registrar to inquire into the affairs of registered society

S.37 Cancellation of registration

S.38 Cancellation of registration of society carrying on unlawful activities

S.39 Effect of cancellation of registration

S.40 Winding up of registered society

S.41 Dissolution of registered societies and adjustment of their affairs

S.42 On dissolution, no member to receive profit

S.43 Liquidator to make up account after winding up of registered society

S.44 Removal of defunct registered societies

S.45 Appeals

S.46 Penalty for non-compliance with Act

S.47 Penalty for falsifying documents

S.48 Penalty for furnishing false information or disobeying summons, requisition or other lawful order or direction

S.49 Power of Registrar to condone delay in certain cases

S.50 Cognizance of offences

S.52 Fees

S.53 Powers of Inspector-General of Registration

S.54 Exemption

S.55 Acts of registered societies, etc., not to be invalidated by certain defects

S.56 Power to make rules

S.57 Repeals and savings

S.58 Publication of Rules, commencement of Rules and notifications and placing them on the Table of the Legislature

Sch.1 THE SCHEDULE

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