(1) If the Registrar or any person authorized by him in this behalf, while making audit, inspection inquiry or supervision as the case may be, believes or has reason to have that the registered society is not keeping or maintaining the account books and records, of society’s property or finds or reasonably suspects gross negligence of duties, misappropriation or misuse of funds of the society, irregularity in recording proceedings or keeping accounts or books, he shall have power to take possession of any of the books registers or documents, cash in hand or account books of the society and remove such seized property or keep in proper custody such seized property till is disposed of any manner as may be directed by the Registrar.
(2) The persons seizing the properties should prepare duplicate copies of inventory of the properties, seize with his signature and require the officer or member from whose possession or custody the property is seized to put his signature in witness thereof and if such officer or member refuses to sign, then the person seizing the property shall call upon two or more person to sign seizure list. A copy of the list prepared under this section signed by the witness shall be delivered to the office of the society.
(3) The Registrar shall take immediate steps by way of audit or inspection and pass such orders, as he may think fit.
(4) The Administrative head of the respective place shall give police help to all officer mentioned in sub-section (1) of this section when sought for.
Power to seize record of society.
APCS ACT 1978 43
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