4 (1) If the Registrar is satisfied that a society has complied with provisions of this Act and Rules and that its proposed bye-laws are not contrary to this Act, or the Rules, he may register the Society and its bye-laws.
And he will send by registered post of organizer/ promoter of the Society, within 90 days from the date of submission of application, a registration certificate and original copy of the registered bye-laws duty sealed and signed by him.
1. Subs. By Act 39 of 1982
2. “Proviso” ins, by Amdt. Act 10 of 2002
3. Sub-section (3) ins. by ibid
4. Subs. by ibid
(2) If in the opinion of the Registrar, the conditions stipulated under subsection (1) above appear not have been complied with within 90 days of presentation of the application before him, he shall record reasons for refusal and refuse to register the society and send this decision by registered post to the organiser/ promoter. In the event of the refusal not being sent within the stipulated period, the Society shall be deemed registered and in such a situation the Registrar within one month thereafter shall send by registered post, the registration certificate for deemed registration alongwith original copy of the registered byelaws duly sealed and signed.
(3) In the event where the organiser/ promoter has received the refusal order in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) or has not received registration certificate of deemed registration an appeal shall lie to the Registrar if the refusal order has been passed by an officer appointed to assist the Registrar under sub-section 2 (a) of section 6 of this Act and to the State Government if such order has been passed by the Registrar himself:
Provide that such appeal shall lie within sixty days from the receipt of the refusal order of within sixty days from the expiry of the prescribed period of communication in case of deemed registration.
(4) If in the opinion of the Registrar, the organiser/ promoter has got society registered by mistake, then the Registrar shall appeal to the State Government for cancellation of the said registration.
Provide that such appeal may be filed within sixty days from the registration order.