(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, an Association undertaking games or sports activities at State or District level and is already registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 shall be entitled, to opt to be registered and recognised under this Act, and to receive a certificate thereof on application to the Registrar, and within thirty days from the date of commencement of this Act shall amend its bye-laws to bring it in conformity with the provisions of this Act to the satisfaction of the Registrar and submit all the documents specified in Schedule 'A' of this Act.
(2) If no such application is made within thirty days of the commencement of this Act or if the bye-laws of the Sports Association covered under sub-section (1) are not brought in conformity with the provisions of this Act at the expiry of thirty days from the commencement of this Act, the Executive Body of the Sports Association shall be superseded by the Registrar and an Ad-hoc Executive Committee shall be appointed to manage the affairs of the Sports Association. Such an Ad-hoc Executive Committee shall call an Extraordinary General Meeting and get amended bye-laws approved within thirty days of taking charge, apply for registration under the provisions of this Act and then proceed to conduct fresh elections.
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(3) After the amendment in bye-laws, fresh elections shall be held within thirty days of such amendment in the cases where
(a) such an amendment has been made after superseding the earlier elected Executive Body.
(b) earlier elected Executive Body has been elected by a voting collegiums which comprised members' other than those provided under this Act:
Provided that the voting collegiums and eligibility of persons for contesting elections shall be determined on the basis of sub-section (4).
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, at the commencement of this Act, the office Bearers of the Executive Bodies of various State Level Sports Association and District Level Sports Associations shall be determined in the following manner for the purpose of conducting any fresh elections under subsection (3)-
(a) For the State Level Sports Association listed in Schedule 'B' of the Act, on the basis of the returns filed by the affiliated State Level Sports Associations with the Tripura Sports Council and the record available with the Tripura Sports Council based on such return on the date of commencement of this Act.
(b) For the District Level Sports Associations, primarily on the basis of returns filed by the affiliated State Level Sports Associations with the Tripura Sports Council on the date of commencement of this Act.
27. Cessation of registration under Act No. 21 of 1860 –
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the registration of all the Sports Associations, which are registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and have opted for registration and recognition under Section 26, shall cease to exist from the date of such option;
(2) Notwithstanding the cessation of Registration of an Association under subsection (1), all the claims accrued or liabilities incurred or proceeding initiated prior to the commencement of this Act, shall be claimed, suffered or, as the case may be, continued as if the registration has not ceased to exist;
(3) On cessation of registration of an Association under sub-section (1), the property of the Sports Association shall continue to vest in such persons or body of persons in whom the property vested immediately prior to the commencement of this Act.
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CHAPTER - VIII Rights and Obligations of Sports Associations