Society: Memorandum, Rules and Regulations
A society is the only charitable form in which the founders can be voted out by their own members, and the rules and regulations, which most drafters copy from a twenty-year-old precedent without reading, are the document that decides whether that happens.
- 9 pages
- 154
- Word and PDF
- 14 September 2026
The 3 formats inside
- 1Memorandum of association of a societySocieties Registration Act 1860, s.1 and s.2On its own₹149
- 2Rules and regulations of a societyFiled with the memorandum under s.2, Societies Registration Act 1860On its own₹149
- 3Annual list of the governing bodys.4, Societies Registration Act 1860On its own₹149
Read the opening
The first part of “Memorandum of association of a society”, as it downloads. Blanks are highlighted.
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
[NAME OF THE SOCIETY]
(To be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 as applicable to [State])
1. Name of the society. The name of the society shall be “[Name of the society]” (hereinafter called “the Society”).
2. Registered office. The registered office of the Society shall be situate at [full address, including the district and the State], within the State of [State]. Any change in the registered office shall be intimated to the Registrar of Societies within [thirty] days.