Society Registration

Society Registration under the Societies Registration Act of 1860

An association or tie-up of several individuals that manage, governs, and works hand in hand to achieve some common goal is known as a Society. The primary purpose of societies is to advance charitable or social activities such as music, sports, religion, culture, art, education, and so forth.

Significance of the Societies Registration Act,1860

The Society Registration Act applies regulations on the Registration o of Societies in India and prepares certain procedures with the aim of operating those societies. The purpose of this act was to enhance the legal conditions and specification of the registration of societies for the advancement of literature, science, and art and the distribution of awareness about free-handed activities that benefit society as a whole. This act has been consented to by several state governments in India without or with adding some amendments.

The purpose of forming the Societies

The Purpose of Societies is the advancement of science, literature or the fine arts and the spread of knowledge regarding political education or charitable actions. As per Principal Act’s Section 20, society can aim for the following:-

• Funding for charitable aid
• Establishment of Military orphan funds
• Societies which are authorized at the General Presidencies of India
• Endorsement of Science, Fine Arts, Literature and so on
• Diffusion or commands of useful knowledge,
• Diffusion of political education,
• Groundwork or maintenance of reading places or reading rooms, libraries,
• Galleries of paintings or public museums,
• Aggregations of innate history,
• Works of Act,
• Philosophical and Mechanical inventions,
• Designs
• Instruments,

Advantages of Enrolling the Society Registration

• Each certified society avails legal status.
• Registered society can lawfully open a new current account in the name of the society
• Can get commission and regards as per the Income Tax Act.
• A certified society obtains legal status, which is mandatory for the statutory enthroning of the wealth of society.
• The registered society receives legal identification before all authorities and forums.
• The members of the registered society constitutionally adhered to the same point as if they had signed the memorandum of the company.
• A registered society can sue or get sued.

Documents needed to register a society In India.

For a society registration, the mentioned below documents are needed:

• The Society name 
• Address proof of the registered office.
• Identity proof of all the members of the company, which can be:
• Aadhaar card
• Copy of Passport
• Driving License
• Voter ID
• Two copies of the MOA and By-laws as per the specified norms for the society registration.
• By-laws of the Society, it takes around 8 to 10 days to draft the MoA once the processing fees are paid. The Society registration process takes about 21 to 30 days to complete.

The procedure of the Society Registration Process

The Societies Registration Act of 1860 regulates the complete procedure of NGO registration as a society in India. In order to draft the Memorandum of Association, the following six clauses must be filled in the Memorandum of Society.

1. Name Clause
2. Objects Clause
3. Liability Clause
4. Domicile Clause
5. Subscription Clause
6. Capital Clause

Manifestation of Memorandum of Association

According to the Indian Society Act, a society’s name cannot resemble that of another society already registered. It is important that all members of society agree on the name and accept it. The title cannot be kept or preserved under the statutory provisions of any act, nor can it fail to comply with any law requirement. A memorandum of association or MoA should be drafted along with the rules and responsibilities of society and members after choosing the title of the society. Each protocol must be signed and manifested by all the members of the corporation, with witnesses being a notary, an oath commissioner, and a first-class magistrate, along with their stamps and the complete address of their office.

The application must be filed with the documents, two compies of every needed document, to the Registrar of the respective state who has the authority to register a society. The Registrar will sign the first copy of the application as confirmation and return the second copy to the applicant along with the licence. The Certificate of Registration is granted along with the Registration Number by the Registrar once he has verified the compliances and the documents.

Difference between Section 8 Company & Society

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