SR ActDadra and Nagar Haveli (UT)1979
The Societies Registration (Dadra and Nagar Haveli First Amendment) Act, 1979
Act No. 6 of 1979
- Sections
- 20
- Classified offences
- 2
Contents
- 1Short title, extent and commencement
- 2Amendment of section 1
- 2A[ Registrar and Sub-Registrar. [Inserted by Notification No. G.S.R. 1039(E), dated 17.10.2018.]
- 3Amendment of section 3
- 3AProhibition against registration of societies with undesirable names. - No society shall be registered by a name which, in the opinion of the [Registrar of societies] [Substituted 'Inspector General' by Notification No. G.S.R. 1039(E), dated 17.10.2018.], is undesirable, being a name which is identical with, or which in the opinion of the [Registrar of societies] [Substituted 'Inspector General' by Notification No. G.S.R. 1039(E), dated 17.10.2018.] so nearly resembles the name by which any other existing society has been previously registered as to be likely to deceive the public or members of either society, or which is being used without the previous permission of the Government concerned, and which suggests or is calculated to suggest the patronage of any Government or connection with any body constituted by any Government or local authority, or which may, subject to any rules made in this behalf, be deemed to be undesirable by the [Registrar of societies] [Substituted 'Inspector General' by Notification No. G.S.R. 1039(E), dated 17.10.2018.]
- 3B[ Renewal of certificate of registration. [Inserted new sections 3B and 3C by the amendment Act No. 1 of 1999.] - (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), a certificate of registration issued under section 3 shall remain in force for a period of five years from the date of issue:
- 3CReference to the Government. - If any question arises whether any society is entitled to get itself registered in accordance with section 3 or to get it's certificate of registration renewed in accordance with section 3B, the matter shall be referred to the Government, and the decision of the Government thereon shall be final."]
- 4Insertion of new section 3A
- 4APower of [Registrar of societies] [Substituted 'Inspector General' by Notification No. G.S.R. 1039(E), dated 17.10.2018.] to call for information or returns from governing body of society and provisions relating thereto. - (1) The [Registrar of societies] [Substituted 'Inspector General' by Notification No. G.S.R. 1039(E), dated 17.10.2018.] may serve or cause to be served, on the governing body entrusted with the management of the affairs of any society registered under this Act, a notice requiring it to furnish in such manner as may be prescribed, information or returns relating to persons employed by the society, their conditions of employment (including their emoluments, any contributions, concessions or other benefits and amenities provided for employees) and such other matters relating thereto, as may be prescribed
- 5Amendment of section 4
- 6Insertion of new section 4A
- 7Insertion of new sections 11A, 11B and 11C
- 8Amendment of section 12
- 9Insertion of new sections 12A, 12B, 12C and 12D
- 10Insertion of new section 14A
- 11Amendment of section 17
- 11APenalty for contravening section 4A. - If the governing body entrusted with the management of the affairs of any society registered under this Act required to furnish any information or returns
- 11BPenalty for improper disclosure of information or return. - If the [Registrar of societies] [Substituted 'Inspector General' by Notification No. G.S.R. 1039(E), dated 17.10.2018.] or any person duly authorized by him in connection with the collection of any information or returns under this Act wilfully discloses any information or contents of any returns given or made under this Act otherwise than in the execution of his duties under this Act or for the purposes of prosecution, of an offence under this Act or the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860), he shall, on conviction, be punished for such offence with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees
- 11CCognizance of offences. - No prosecution for an offence under section 11A shall be instituted, except by or with the sanction of, the [Registrar of societies] [Substituted 'Inspector General' by Notification No. G.S.R. 1039(E), dated 17.10.2018.], and no prosecution for an offence under section 11B shall be instituted except by or with the consent of the Government
- 12Amendment of section 18