Section 10
Inspection of documents and evidentiary value of copies certified by Registrar
of Societies Act 1966 (Revised - 2021)
Subject to subsection (2), documents filed with the
Registrar or Assistant Registrar in pursuance to any provision of this Act or any regulations made under this Act and any copy of any certificate, order, notice or any other document issued by the
Registrar or Assistant Registrar in pursuance to any provision of this Act or any regulations made under this Act may, on payment of the prescribed fee—
(a)
be inspected by any person; or
(b)
be obtained by any person from the Registrar or Assistant
Registrar:
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Provided that the person seeking the inspection or copy states the purpose for which he requires the same, and the Registrar is satisfied that such purpose is a lawful purpose, and that the inspection or copy is not being sought by or on behalf of an unlawful society.
(2)
No person, other than a person whom the Registrar is satisfied to be a member of a society, shall inspect or obtain from the Registrar or Assistant Registrar the accounts of such society or a copy of the accounts.
(3)
A copy of or an extract from any document received at the office of the Registrar or Assistant Registrar certified to be true copy or extract under the hand and seal of the Registrar or
Assistant Registrar shall, in any proceedings be admissible in evidence as of equal validity with the original document.