(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) Compulsory and (4), every society formed on or after the date of the registration commencement of this Act, which has for its object any object mentioned in, or prescribed under section 3, and
(a) which consists of not less than twenty members ; or 'b) whose annual gross income or expenditure in any financial year after the date of the commencement of this Act, is not less than ten thousand rupees, shall be registered under this Act within such period as may be prescribed.
(2) Every society in existence on the date of the commencement of this Act, which has for its object any object mentioned in, or prescribed under section 3 and which has not been registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act XXI of 1860), or under any law corresponding to this Act in force in the transferred territory immediately before the date of the commencement of this Act including the Travancore - Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 (Travancore-Cochin Act XII of 1955) and
(i) which consists of not less than twenty members ;
or
(ii) whose annual gross income or expenditure in any financial year after the date of the commencement of this Act, is not less than ten thousand rupees ; or
(iij) whose gross income or expenditure in any such period preceding the date of the commencement of this Act, was not less than such amount, as may be prescribed, the period so prescribed, bearing to twelve months the same proportion as the amount so prescribed bears to ten thousand rupees ;
shall be registered under this Act within such period as may be prescribed.
(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to any society which has for its object the promotion of religion, athletics or sports (including indoor games).
(4) Nothing contained in this Act shall be deemed to require the registration under this Act of any society formed, established, registered or incorporated under any other law.
Optional registration.
Memorandum, by-laws, etc., to be filed with the Registrar.
5. Any society which has for its object—
(a) the promotion of religion, athletics or sports (including indoor games) ; or
(b) any other object mentioned in, or prescribed under, section 3 and to which society the proviaons of section 4 are not applicable, may, at its option, be registered under this Act.
6. For the purpose of registration of a society, there shall be filed with the Registrar of the district in which the society is formed by a member of the committee of the society or by any person duly authorized by the committee in this behalf—
(1) a memorandum specifying—
(a) the name of the society ;
(b) the objects of the society ; and
(c) the names, addresses and occupations of the members of the committee ; and
(2) the by-laws of the society.