(1) Whenever it shall appear to the governing body of any society registered under this Act which has been established for any particular purpose or purposes that it is advisable to alter, extend or abridge such purpose or for other purposes specified in section 3, the governing body may submit the proposition to the members of the society in a written or printed report, and may convene a special general meeting for the consideration thereof according to the rules and regulations of the society. But no such proposition shall be deemed to have been approved unless such report has been delivered or sent by post to every member of the society twenty-one days previous to the date of the special general meeting convened by the governing body for the consideration thereof, and unless such proposition shall have been agreed to by the votes cast in favour of the proposition by members who being entitled so to do, vote in person, or where proxies are allowed, by proxy, and such votes are not less than three times the number of the votes, if any, cast against the resolution by members so entitled and voting and confirmed by a similar majority of votes at a second special general meeting convened by the governing body after an interval of thirty days after the former meeting.
(2) Every change in the memorandum of association approved under sub-section (1) shall be filed with the Registrar within thirty days from the date of making thereof 1[ x x x]1 and the Registrar may if he is satisfied that the change is in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder register such change. Such change shall not have effect until it has been so registered.
1. Omitted by Act 7 of 2000 w.e..f 1.4.2000.
(3) If the Registrar refuses to register a change in the memorandum of association under sub-section (2) an appeal shall lie to the 1[Karnataka Appellate Tribunal]1 within sixty days from the date of communication of his refusal to register the change 2[ x x x ]2.
1. Substituted by Act 7 of 1978 w.e.f. 29.9.1977.
2. Omitted by Act 7 of 2000 w.e.f. 1.4.2000.