In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) Court means the principal civil court of original jurisdiction of the district within which the registered office of the society is situate.
(b) Governing body means the body , by whatever name called, entrusted for the time being with the management of a society under its regulation;
(c) Inspector means an Inspector appointed under Section 22;
(d) member when used in relation to a society means a person who has been admitted with his consent is a member of the society according to its regulations;
(e) memorandum means the memorandum of association of the society;
(f) officer means member of the Governing body, the President, the Secretary or any other office bearer and includes also an employee of the society whose work is not of a purely ministerial nature;
(g) officer in default means any officer who contravenes, fails or refuses to comply with any requirement under this Act or who authorises or permits such contravention, failure or refusal;
(h) President means the President, the Chairman or the formal head, by whatever name called, of a society and includes a person who, for the time being, acts as the formal head;
(i) registered office means the registered office mentioned in the memorandum;
(j) Registrar it means a person appointed as Registrar under Section 3 and includes any person empowered as such under that section ;
(k) regulation means the regulation made by a society and, in relation to a society deemed to have been registered under sub-section (2) of Section 37 of this Act and include its rules;
(l) rules mean rules made by the State Government under Section 36;
(m) Secretary means the Secretary or the principal executive officer, by whatever name called, of a society and includes a person who, for the time being, acts as Secretary;
(n) Section means a section of this Act;
(o) Societies mean a society registered or deemed to have been registered under this Act;
(p) State Government means the Government of Meghalaya;
(q) votes of three-fourths of the members mean the votes of at least three-fourths of the total membership in a society given at any general meeting of the society including votes, by proxy where voting by proxy is allowed under its regulations.
(a) Court means the principal civil court of original jurisdiction of the district within which the registered office of the society is situate.
(b) Governing body means the body , by whatever name called, entrusted for the time being with the management of a society under its regulation;
(c) Inspector means an Inspector appointed under Section 22;
(d) member when used in relation to a society means a person who has been admitted with his consent is a member of the society according to its regulations;
(e) memorandum means the memorandum of association of the society;
(f) officer means member of the Governing body, the President, the Secretary or any other office bearer and includes also an employee of the society whose work is not of a purely ministerial nature;
(g) officer in default means any officer who contravenes, fails or refuses to comply with any requirement under this Act or who authorises or permits such contravention, failure or refusal;
(h) President means the President, the Chairman or the formal head, by whatever name called, of a society and includes a person who, for the time being, acts as the formal head;
(i) registered office means the registered office mentioned in the memorandum;
(j) Registrar it means a person appointed as Registrar under Section 3 and includes any person empowered as such under that section ;
(k) regulation means the regulation made by a society and, in relation to a society deemed to have been registered under sub-section (2) of Section 37 of this Act and include its rules;
(l) rules mean rules made by the State Government under Section 36;
(m) Secretary means the Secretary or the principal executive officer, by whatever name called, of a society and includes a person who, for the time being, acts as Secretary;
(n) Section means a section of this Act;
(o) Societies mean a society registered or deemed to have been registered under this Act;
(p) State Government means the Government of Meghalaya;
(q) votes of three-fourths of the members mean the votes of at least three-fourths of the total membership in a society given at any general meeting of the society including votes, by proxy where voting by proxy is allowed under its regulations.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 3 · Appointment of Registrar.Section 4 · Societies to be formed by memorandum of Association and registration.Section 5 · Memorandum of Association particulars of,Section 6 · Regulations to accompany the Memorandum.Section 7 · RegistrationSection 8 · Alteration of memorandum and regulations.Section 9 · Alterations to be filedIndia Code, Government of India. Text fetched 14 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-07-23. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.