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A society is an association of persons united using a mutual agreement. Societies are formed for some form of common purpose. Societies are registered to advance charitable activities, like sports, music, dance, art, etc. It’s objective to provide non-profitable services. Bye-Laws of Society Registration Act, 1860 are regulating society’s registration and operation.
To have a smooth functioning of society, society members need to formulate bye-laws that contain various clauses to regulate society’s function. The purpose behind bye-laws is to regulate the organization or society.
Bye-laws are the guidelines, which have provisions relating to the affairs of the society and its functioning. Bye-laws are required to ensure proper maintenance and resolve the residents’ issues in a timely and effective manner.
Non-profits and organizations use bye-laws as formal and legally-recognized resources to identify how they will work. For this reason, bye-laws are extremely important. Bye-laws are often considered the “user manual” for an organization.
Every society needs to frame its bye-laws in accordance with the provisions of the Society Registration Act, 1860[1].
The bye-laws contain various clauses, namely:
The clauses mentioned above may vary from case to case. There is no standard draft to be followed by the societies, but to make the bye-laws readable and precise.
The following procedure is utilized for amending bye-laws under society registration:
It is evident from the article that Bye-laws are guidelines, which have provisions relating to society’s affairs and it’s functioning. Bye-laws are required to ensure proper maintenance and resolve the residents’ issues in a timely and effective manner.
Read our article: Society Registration Act 1860 – Rules & Regulations
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