ACT NO. 21 OF 1860 [21st May, 1860.]
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diffusion of useful knowledge, 1*[the
diffusion of political education] or for charitable purposes; It is enacted as follows:-
1. Societies formed
by memorandum of association and registration.--Any seven or more persons associated for any
literary, scientific, or charitable purpose, or for any such
purpose as is
described in section 20 of this Act, may, by subscribing their
names to a memorandum of association, and filing the same with the Registrar of Joint-stock Companies 2*, form themselves into
a society under
this Act.
2. Memorandum of
association.--The memorandum of association shall contain the following things (that is to say)-
the name of the
society;
the objects of the
society;
the names,
addresses, and occupations of the governors, council, directors, committee, or other governing
body to whom, by the rules of the society, the management of
its affairs is entrusted.
A copy
of the rules and regulations of the
society, certified to be a correct copy
by not less than three of the members of the governing body, shall be filed
with the memorandum of association.
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Notes:
It has been amended in-
C.P. and Berar by
C. P. and Berar Act 3 of 1940.
Assam by
Assam Acts 14 pf 1948. 15 1948, I of 1952, 7 of
1957 and 11 of
1958,
Bihar by Bihar Acts
30 fo 1948, 4 of 1951 and 2 of 1960,
Punjab by
East Punjab Acts 32 of 1948, 6 of 1949 and Punjab
Act 21 of 1961,
West Bengal by West
Bengel Act 16 of 1950,
Andra by
president's Act 10 of 1954,
Madras by Mad, Act
9 of 1960,
Orissa by Orissa
Acts 21 of 1958, 8 of 1968 and 9 of 1979,
Matharashtra by
Maharashtra Acts 11 of 1968 and 49 of 1971.
Himachal Pradesh by
H. P. Act 23 of 1973,
Uttar Pradesh by
U.P. Act 25 of 1973,
Bombay by Bom. Act
76 of 1958,
Harayana by Haryana
Act 23 or 1974,
Pondicherry by Act
9 of 1969, and
Union territory of
Delhi by Act 26 of 1983.
The Act came into force in
Pondicherry vide Reg. 7 of 1963 and
Sch. I (w.e.f. 1-10-1963).
The Act has been repealed in tis
application to Bellary District
by Mysore Act 14 of 1955 and in Mysore by Mysore Acts 17 of
1960 and
19 of 1973.
It has been repealed in its
application to Mahakoshal. Vindhya
Pradesh and Bhopal regions of Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh
Act 1
of 1960 (when notified).
1. Ins. by Act 22 of 1927,s.2.
2 The words and figures "under
Act 19 of 1857" rep, by Act 16 of
1874,s. 1 and sch., Pt, I. See now the
Companies Act, 1956 (1 of
1956).