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The Societies Registration Act, 1860

Upon a dissolution no member to receive profit. Proviso for Joint-stock Companies

In force Act 21 of 1860 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 21 of 1860 Ministry Corporate Affairs Enacted 21 May 1860

Section 14 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 deals with upon a dissolution no member to receive profit. Proviso for Joint-stock Companies. If upon the dissolution of any society registered under this Act there shall remain after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the said society or any of them, but shall be given to some other soc The Act was enacted on 21 May 1860.

If upon the dissolution of any society registered under this Act there shall remain after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the said society or any of them, but shall be given to some other society, to be determined by the votes of not less than three-fifths of the members present personally or by proxy at the time of the dissolution, or, in default thereof, by such Court as aforesaid:

Clause not to apply to Joint-stock Companies.--Provided, however, that this clause shall not apply to any society which shall have been founded or established by the contributions of shareholders in the nature of a Joint-stock Company.

STATE AMENDMENT

Assam

Amendment of section 14 of Act XXI of 1860.-- In section 14 of the said Act, after the words "some other society," the words "whether registered under this Act or not," shall be inserted.

[Vide Assam Act 15 of 1948, s. 3]

Tripura

Amendment of Central Act XXI of 1860 by inserting a new section 14A--In its application to the Union territory of Tripura, after section 14 insert the following new section, namely--

14A. Disposal of property of a dissolved society.--Notwithstanding anything contained in section 14 it shall be lawful for the members of any society dissolved under section 13 to determine by a majority of the votes of the members present personally or by proxy at the time of the dissolution of such society that any property whatsoever remaining after the satisfaction of all the debts and liabilities shall be given to the Government of Tripura to be utilised for any of the purposes referred to in section 1.

[Vide Tripura Act 5 of 1969, s. 2]

Section 14, The Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Act 21 of 1860).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 1 Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration
  2. s. 13 Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs

Questions about Section 14

What does Section 14 of the Societies Registration Act deal with?

Section 14 of the Societies Registration Act is headed "Upon a dissolution no member to receive profit. Proviso for Joint-stock Companies". If upon the dissolution of any society registered under this Act there shall remain after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the said society or any of them, but shall be given to some other soc

How do I find court cases under Section 14 of the Societies Registration Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Societies Registration Act 14, section 14 Societies Registration Act, section 14 of the Societies Registration Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 14 of the Societies Registration Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 1 (Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration), section 13 (Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was Section 14 of the Societies Registration Act enacted?

Section 14 of the Societies Registration Act, cited as Societies Registration Act 14, was enacted on 21 May 1860 as Act 21 of 1860. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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