(1) The Commission may register voluntary women’s organisations with the Commission for the purpose of enlisting the assistance of such organisations in the discharge of the functions of the Commission.
(2) Any women’s organisation governed by written rules, regulations or byelaws and working for the uplift, development, welfare or promotion of the interest of women or women’s wing of any other organisation having all or any of the above activities as one of the objectives may apply to the Director for registration of such organisation with the Commission, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(3) The Director shall verify the applications in such manner as may be prescribed and recommend to the Commission, the organisations qualified for registration and reject the other applications.
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(4) The Commission may consider the recommendations and direct that the name and particulars of the organisations qualified to be registered be entered in the register maintained for the purpose in the manner prescribed and shall issue a certificate of registration in the prescribed form.
(5) The Commission may at any time, either on its own motion or otherwise cancel the registration of any organisation after giving an opportunity to be heard and on being satisfied that it is no longer qualified to continue as a registered organisation.
(6) The party aggrieved by the decision of the Director under sub-section (3) may file an appeal before the Commission within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed and thereupon the Commission shall after conducting such enquiry as it deems fit and giving the party an opportunity of being heard, pass appropriate orders thereon.
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