(1) If it appears to the Registrar that any registered Registration society is carrying on any unlawful activity or allows unlawful activity to be carried on within any premises under the control of the society, the Registrar may hold an enquiry into the activities of such society, and in respect of every such enquiry, the Registrar shall have the same powers as are specified in sub-sections (6), (7) and (8) of section 36.
(2) If on an enquiry under sub-section (1), the Registrar is satisfied that any such society has been carrying on any unlawful activity or has allowed any unlawful activity to be carried on within any premises under the control of the society, he shall, after giving reasonable notice to the society to show cause why the registration of the society should not be cancelled and after considering the representations, if any, made on behalf of the society, by order cancel the registration of the society. The Registrar shall communicate the order of cancellation forthwith to the registered society.
Explanation.- For purposes of this section, an activity shall be deemed to be unlawful if such activity is an offence punishable under any provision of law for the time being in force.
Cancellation of a registration of society carrying on unlawful activities.
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cancelled, the registered society shall forthwith cease to carry carry on its business, except so far as may be required for the beneficial winding-up thereof, for which purpose it shall pass a special resolution and dissolve itself in the manner provided in section 41.