Back >> Home Page >> Act Contents >> Location Map >> Principal Act >>

 

THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC AND CHARITABLE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1955 1. Short title and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Societies formed by memorandum of association and registration 4. Memorandum of association 5. Registration. 6. Registered office of society 7. General meetings and minutes of proceedings of such meetings. 8. Property of society how vested. 9. Suits by and against societies 10.Suits not to abate 11. Enforcement of decree against society 12. Books of accounts to be kept by society. 13. Annual Balance Sheet. 14. Recovery of penalty accruing under bye-law 15. Society to keep a register of members 16.Members liable to be sued as strangers 17. Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers 18.Societies enabled to alter, extent or abridge their purposes. 19. Power to call for accounts and inspection of books, etc 20. Power to fine any member of the governing body or servant of the society and dismiss him for disobedience. 21. Vacancy to be filled up in accordance with the rules and regulations of the society 22. Amendments to memorandum or the rules and regulations of a society 23.Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs. 24. Upon a dissolution no member to receive profit 25.Application to court for dissolution, framing a scheme, etc. 26. Handing over of surplus assets by court 27. Appeals against orders under section 25 28. Registration of societies found before this Act. 29. Such society to file memorandum, etc., with Registrar. 30. Registrar to maintain a register of societies. 31. Inspection of documents. 32. To what societies the Act applies 33. Trial of offences under the Act 34. Saving of existing societies. 36. Repeal. Rules Amendments