Societies Act · 2010 Revised Edition · Part III · Registration
9. Certificate of registration
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where a society has had its name entered in the register pursuant to section 8(3), the Registrar shall issue it a certificate of registration in such form as he may determine.
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.
The certificate, unless otherwise revoked, shall be conclusive evidence for all purposes that the society has been registered under this Act.
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Where a society has had its name entered in the register subject to any conditions, such conditions shall be endorsed on its certificate of registration.
register
“register” means the Register of Societies referred to in section 7(1);
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