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- Societies Registration Act, 18605
- Religious Endowments Act, 18636
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- Indian Trusts Act, 18826
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- Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 19201
- Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 19501
- Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 195015
- Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951329
- Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1952206
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- Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 196025
- Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 19715
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- Uttar Pradesh Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Act, 198384
- Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 198747
- Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 19915
- Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 200139
- Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 201320
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- No power resolved40368
Societies Registration Act, 1860: sections with instruments beneath them (2)
Text
Societies Registration Act, 1860 [A10-3HW]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 7 June 1860.
Sections (17)
Chapter I. PRELIMINARY
Chapter II. BOARD
Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement [S12-1GK]
Section 2. Definitions [S12-1HH]
Section 3. Appointment of Board [S12-1JQ]
Section 4. Registration of managers of an institution [S12-1KN]
Section 5. Prohibition of the audit of accounts of a trust without licence [S12-1MV]
Section 6. Grant of licence [S12-1NS]
Section 7. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns [S12-1PZ]
Section 8. Powers of Charity Commissioner [S12-1QX]
Section 9. Power to issue directions [S12-1R3]
Section 10. Power to exempt [S12-1S1]
Section 11. Penalty for contravention [S12-1T7]
Section 12. Offences by companies [S12-1V5]
Section 13. Appeal [S12-1WB]
Section 14. Cognizance of offences [S12-1X9]
Section 15. Protection of action taken in good faith [S12-1YF]
Section 16. Power to make rules [S12-1ZD]
Section 17. Power to remove difficulties [S12-20T]
Made under
No recital of a power is printed.
Acts on (0)
none
Acted on by (5)
Amends: Societies Registration Act (Amendment) Act, 1994 [A11-2V4], 8 January 1994. "section 13 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860)".
Exempts: Notification S.O. 1232(E), dated 11th July, 1867 [N11-92P], 11 July 1867. "section 4 of the said Act".
Amends: Societies Registration Act (Amendment) Act, 1896 [A10-6BS], 24 January 1896. "section 4 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860)".
Exempts: Notification S.O. 3695(E), dated 29th July, 1865 [N11-8WB], 29 July 1865. "section 4 of the said Act".
Exempts: Notification S.O. 1434(E), dated 21st May, 1861 [N11-8DC], 21 May 1861. "section 4 of the said Act".
Not held (0)
none
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