Societies Registration Act, 1860 — back to Table of Contents
Section 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, form themselves into a society under this Act.
Note: The reference to the “Registrar of Joint-stock Companies” is historical; societies are now registered with the Registrar of Societies designated under State rules.
