Societies Act · 2010 Revised Edition · Part III · Registration
7. Register of Societies
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
For the purposes of this Act, a register to be known as the
register
“register” means the Register of Societies referred to in section 7(1);
Register of Societies shall be in such form as the Registrar may determine and shall contain particulars of the societies registered therein.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3(1) and includes any Deputy Registrar;
The Registrar shall be responsible for the maintenance and custody of the register.
Upon the registration of any society under section 8(3), the particulars furnished under section 8(2) shall be entered in the Register.
society
“society” includes any club, company, partnership or association of 10 or more persons whatever its nature or object, whether temporary or permanent, but does not include — (a) any company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act; (b) any body corporate incorporated or constituted under any written law; (c) any trade union registered or required to be registered under the Trade Unions Act; (d) any company, association or partnership formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any business that has for its object the acquisition of gain by the company, association, partnership or by the individual members thereof; (e) any co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act; (f) any organisation or association that forms part of the curriculum of a school; (g) any school, management committee of a school, parents’ association or parent-teachers’ association registered or exempted from registration under any written law; (h) any organisation or association formed by any Government department or ministry whose members wholly consist of public servants. Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars.
Terms defined in s 2
register
Defined · s 2“register” means the Register of Societies referred to in section 7(1);
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3(1) and includes any Deputy Registrar;
society
Defined · s 2“society” includes any club, company, partnership or association of 10 or more persons whatever its nature or object, whether temporary or permanent, but does not include — (a) any company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act; (b) any body corporate incorporated or constituted under any written law; (c) any trade union registered or required to be registered under the Trade Unions Act; (d) any company, association or partnership formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any business that has for its object the acquisition of gain by the company, association, partnership or by the individual members thereof; (e) any co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act; (f) any organisation or association that forms part of the curriculum of a school; (g) any school, management committee of a school, parents’ association or parent-teachers’ association registered or exempted from registration under any written law; (h) any organisation or association formed by any Government department or ministry whose members wholly consist of public servants. Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars.
Part IV
Registered Societies
Part V
Branches of Registered Societies
Part VI
Unlawful Societies
Part VII
Enforcement
Part VIII
Offences
Part IX