20. To what societies Act applies.—The following societies may be registered under this Act:— Charitable societies, the military orphan funds or societies established at the several presidencies of India, societies established for the promotion of science, literature, or the fine arts for instruction, the diffusion of useful knowledge, 1[the diffusion of political education], the foundation
19. Inspection of documents.—Any person may inspect all documents filed with the Registrar under this Act on payment of a fee of one rupee for each inspection; and any person may require a copy or extract of any document or any part of any document, to be certified by the Registrar, on payment of two
18. Such societies to file memorandum, etc., with Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies.—In order to any such society as is mentioned in the last preceding section obtaining registry under this Act, it shall be sufficient that the governing body file with the Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies 1[***] a memorandum showing the name of the society, the
17. Registration of societies formed before Act.—Any company or society established for a literary, scientific or charitable purpose, and registered under Act 43 of 1850*, or any such society established and constituted previously to the passing of this Act but not registered under the said Act 43 of 1850*, may at any time hereafter be
16. Governing body defined.—The governing body of the society shall be the governors, council, directors, committee, trustees or other body to whom by the rules and regulations of the society the management of its affairs is entrusted. State Amendments Section 16A Uttar Pradesh.—After section 16, insert the following section, namely:— “16A. Disqualification for holding office
15. Member defined.—For the purposes of this Act a member of a society shall be a person who, having been admitted therein according to the rules and regulations thereof, shall have paid a subscription, or shall have signed the roll or list of members thereof, and shall not have resigned in accordance with such rules
14. Upon a dissolution no member to receive profit.—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
13. Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs.—Any number not less than three-fifths of the members of any society may determine that it shall be dissolved, and thereupon it shall be dissolved forthwith, or at the time then agreed upon, and all necessary steps shall be taken for the disposal and settlement
12. Societies enabled to alter, extend or abridge their purposes.—Whenever it shall appear to the governing body of any society registered under this Act, which has been established for any particular purpose or purposes, that it is advisable to alter, extend, or a bridge such purpose to or for other purposes within the meaning of
11. Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers.—Any member of the society who shall steal, purloin, or embezzle any money or other property, or wilfully and maliciously destroy or injure any property of such society, or shall forge any deed, bond, security for money, receipt, or other instrument, whereby the funds of the society may