Registration and fees

Section 3 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 deals with registration and fees. 13. Registration and fees.--Upon such memorandum and certified copy being filed, the Registrar shall certify under his hand that the society is registered under this Act. The Act was enacted on 21 May 1860.

¹3. Registration and fees.--Upon such memorandum and certified copy being filed, the Registrar shall certify under his hand that the society is registered under this Act. There shall be paid to the Registrar for every such registration fee of fifty rupees, or such smaller fee as ²[the State Government] may, from time to time, direct; and all fees so paid shall be accounted for to ³[the State Government].

STATE AMENDMENTS

Orissa.--

Insertion of a new section.--In the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after Section 3, the following section shall be inserted, namely:--

3-A. Prohibition against registration of societies with undesirable names.--No society shall be registered by a name which, in the opinion of the Registrar of Societies is undesirable , being a name identical with or, which in the opinion of the Registrar of Societies so nearly resembles the name by which any other existing society has been previously registered under this Act or anybody corporate which has been incorporated or registered under any other law for the time being in force as to be likely to deceive the public or members of either society or anybody corporate, or which, without the previous permission of the Government concerned , suggests or is calculated to suggest the patronage of that Government or connection with anybody constituted by that Government or any local authority, or which may, subject to any rules made in that behalf, be deemed to be undesirable by the Registrar of Societies.".

[Vide the Odisha Act 6 of 2013, s. 2]

Union territory of Ladakh

Section 3.--For "Registrar", substitute "Registrar of Societies."

[Vide Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Second Order, 2020, vide Notification No. S.O.3805(E), dated (26-10-2020).]

Uttarakhand.--

Amendment of section 3.--In Principal Act sub-section (1) of section 3 of shall be substituted as follows, namely:--

"3. Registration and fees.--(1) Upon such memorandum and its digitally signed copy being filed alongwith particulars of the address of Society office which will be registered address, by the secretary of the society on behalf of the persons subscribing to the memorandum, the Registrar shall certify under his digital signature that the society is registered under this Act, For every such registration fees of five thousand five hundred and fifty rupees shall be paid to Registrar. For every such registration for Youth/Women Mangal Dal, Women Group/Community Group fees of fifty rupees shall be paid.

Provided further that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, increase from time to time the fee payable under this sub-section.

Provided further that the Registrar may, in his discretion, issue public offline notice or issue offline notice to such persons as he thinks fit inviting offline objections, if any against the proposed registration and consider all objections that may be received by him before registering the society.

The prescribed fee of registration shall be submitted online after the online approval of registration by the Registrar. After depositing the prescribed fees, the digitally signed Society Registration Certificate shall be downloaded by the applicant.

[VideUttarakhand Act 4 of 2019, s. 3]

Haryana

Amendment of Section 3 of Central Act 21 of 1860.-- In Section 3 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (hereinafter called the principal Act), for the words "fifty rupees", the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" shall be substituted.

[Vide Haryana Act 14 of 2001, s. 2]

Insertion of section 3A in Central Act 21 of 1860.--After section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:--

"3A. Refusal of registration.--(1) The Registrar may, in his discretion, issue public notice or issue notice to such persons as he thinks fit inviting objections, if any, against the proposed registration and consider all objections that may be received by him before registering the society.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, the Registrar shall refuse to register a society, if after giving it an opportunity of showing cause against such refusal, he is satisfied that--

(a) the name of the society is identical with that of any other society previously registered under this Act;

(b) the name of the society sought to be registered uses any of the words, namely:-- "Union", "State", "Land Mortgage", "Land development", "Co-operative", "Gandhi", "Reserve Bank" or any words expressing or implying the sanction. Approval or patronage of the Central or any State Government or any word which suggests or is calculated to suggest any connection with any local authority or any corporation or body constituted by or under any law for the time being in force or is such as is otherwise likely to deceive the public or the members of any other society previously registered under this Act;

(c) anyone or more of the objects of the society sought to be registered is not an object mentioned in section 1 and 20; or

(d) its objects are contrary to any other law for the time being in force or contrary to public policy.".

[Vide Haryana Act 14 of 2007, s. 3]

Section 3, The Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Act 21 of 1860).