(1) A society shall, as from the day on which it begins functioning or as from the twenty-eighth day after the date of its registration whichever is earlier have a registered office at any place in the district in which it is registered and to which all communications and notices may be addressed. Notice of the location of the registered office and of every change therein shall be given within twenty-eight days after the date of its registration or after the date of the change, as the case Filing of annual list.
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(2) Any change of its registered office to a place outside the District in which it is registered, shall be intimated to the Registrars of both the Districts.
(3) Every society shall display its name outside its office premises in a conspicuous position in legible characters of the language in general use in that place.
(4) Every society shall have its name engraved in legible characters on its seal.
11. Every society shall keep a register of members and enter therein the following particulars, namely:-
(a) the name and address and the occupation, if any of each member;
(b) the date on which the name of each person was entered in the register as member;
(c) the date on which any person ceased to be a member; and
(d) the specimen signatures of the members.
12. Every society shall keep at its office, the following accounts, records and documents, namely:-
(a) a copy of this Act with upto date amendments incorporated;
(b) a copy of its registered memorandum along with upto date bye-laws with amendments made from time to time;
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(c) the minutes book;
(d) accounts of all sums of money received and expended by the society and their respective purposes;
(e) accounts of all purchases and sales of goods by the society;
(f) accounts of all assets and liabilities of the society;
(g) an upto date register and a list of all members with voting rights for the current year prepared within thirty days of closure of the society‟s financial year;
(h) copies of the audit reports and if any, and compliance reports thereon; and
(i) all such other accounts, records and documents as may be required by this Act.
13. The Register of members shall be kept open during the business hours subject to such reasonable restrictions as the bye-laws of the society may specify.