bill no 73 of 1983 -- ---- ;&:  the societies registration (delhi amendment) bill, 1983 billfurther to amend the societies registration act, 1860 iii in fmct in the union territory oj delhi be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the sol'ieties registration amendment) act, 1983 (delhi short title and (2) it shall be deemed to have com£' into force on the 22nd day of 5 june, 1983 ~om­silencemeat 2 in the societies registration act, 1860, as in force in the union territory of delhi (hereinafter referred to as the principal act),-amendmentol act 21 of 1860 10 15 (a) in the'long title, for the words "literary, scientific, and charitable societies" the words "welfare, literary, scientific and charitable societies" shall be substituted; (b) in the preamble, for the words "promotion of literature, science, or the fine arts", the words "promotion of social welfare, activities conducive to the protection and improvement of the natural environment (including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life), com~ passion for living creatures, literature, science, sports, games or the fine ~" shall be substituted; (e) in section 20, for the words "promotion of science, literature, or the fine arts", the words "promotion of social wellare, activities  conducive to the protection and improvement of the natunl environment (including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life), compassion for living creatures, litern ture, science, sports, games or the fine arts" shall be substituted 3 (1) the societies registration (delhi amendment) ordinance, 1983 5 8 of is hereby repealed 1983 repeal and i8ving (2) notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal act as amended by the said ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal act as amended by this act i () in the context of a welfare state, societies can play a very useful role and state action can be taken more conveniently through the agency of a s9ciety in the sphere of activities which are not carried out with commercial motives 2 the societies registration act, 1860 (relatable to entry 32 of the state list in the seventh schedule to the constitution), as in force in the union territory of delhi, provides for registration of societies established for literary, scientific, charitable and certain other specified purposes it does not provide for registration of, and the benefits of the act are not available in the case, 'of, societies established for a number of purposes which are important from the point of view of promotion of the objectives of a welfare state, though the benefit of registration under the act ought to be available in the case of such societies also the act has already been amended in some other states to bring within its purview societies for purposes which are important for the promotion of the objectives of a welfare state in maharashtra and gujarat, the act ha:; been amended to bring within its purview societies for the promotion ·of sports in pondicherry, the act has been amended to cover societies for the dissemination of social education, protection of the interests and the welfare of the public or a section of the public and non-trading associations with objects confined to the union territory or with any such other object as may be notified by the government as being beneticial to the public or a section of the public in some other states, the act has been repealed and replaced by new' acts amongst these, mention may be made of the tamil n adu societies regis4'ation act, 1975, which covers, inter au a, societies formed for purposes connected with social reforms, crafts, cottage industries, athletics, sport~, recreation, public health, social service, cultural activities and diffusion of useful knowledge the madhya pradesh societie'! registration adhiniyam, 1973, covers, inter alia, societies for the promotion of social welfare and societies for the promotion of gymnastics the west bengal societies registration act, 1961, which also repealed and replaced the 1860 act, covers, among:;t other societies, societies for the alleviation of the sufferings of animals and societies for the relief of aged persons 3 the deficiency of the societies registration act, 1860, as in force in the union territory of delhi, with regard to its coverage came into sharp focus in connt:ction with ttte processing of a proposal of the department of sports for establishing a society by the name of the" sports development authority of india for the purpose of looking after the stadia and other facilities constructed, renovated or created for the ninth a!ilian games, 1982, and also for the purpose of promoting sports in view of the urgent need for processing the proposal, the president promulgated ~he societies registration (delhi amendment) ordinance, 1983 (3 of 1983), for amending the act in its application to the union territory of delhi the opportunity was availed of to bring within the purview of the act not only societies for the promotion of sports and games but also other types of societies which are important from the point of view of the concept of welfare state and the directive principles in the constitution the ordinance brought within the purview of the act societies for the promotion of social welfare, sports, games, activities conducive to the protection and improvement of the natural environment (including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and compassion for livinl creatures)  4 the bill seeks to l'ep1ace the aforesaid ordinance new di:lm; jagan nath kaushal the 28th july, 1983  annexure extracts from the societies rilgistration act, 1860 (21 of 1860)an act for the registration of literary, scientific, and charitable societies whereas it is expedient that 'provision should be made for improving preamble the legal condition of societies established for the promotion of literature, science or the fine arts, or for the diffusion of useful knowledge, the diffusion of political educa~ion or for charitable purposes; it is enacted ail follows:-'" '" '" '" '" zi) the following societies may be registered under this ac:t:-to what societies act applies charitable societies, the military orphan funds or societ:es established at the several presidencies of india, societies establithed for the promotion of science, literature, or the fine arts, for instruction, the diffusion of useful knowledge, the diffusion of political education, the foundation or maintenance of libraries or reading-rooms for general use among the members or open to the public, or public museums and galleries of paintings and other works of art, collections of natural hiatory, mechanical and philosophical inventions, i;nstruments, 01' 'tiesigns , a  billfurther to amend the societies registration act, 1860 88 in force iri the union territory of delhi 