Thurusaviya Fund Act 2000 · As enacted · Part III · Thurusaviya Societies
17. Registration of Societies
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A Thurusaviya Society may apply to the Board for registration under this Act, in the manner prescribed by regulations together with the fee prescribed therefor.
A Thurusaviya Society registered under and in accordance with regulations made under this Act shall, by the name under which it is registered under this Act, be a body corporate with perpetual succession and may sue and be sued in such name.
Every Thurusaviya Society registered under this Act, shall have a common seal which shall be in the custody of such person as such Society may decide.
Upon registration of a Thurusaviya Society under this
Act, the Board shall cause to be published in the Gazette, a notification stating that a Thurusaviya Society has been registered in the name assigned to it in the register and the date with effect from which such Thurusaviya Society has been so registered ; and upon the cancellation of the registration of a Registered Thurusaviya Society, the Board shall cause to be published in the Gazette, a Notification stating that the registration of such society has been cancelled.