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Formation of Charitable Trust

1. Introduction
A public charitable or religious institution can be formed either as a Trust or as
a Society or as a Company registered u/s 25 of the Companies Act.

It generally takes the form of a trust when it is formed primarily by one or

more persons.

To form a Society at least seven persons are required. Institutions engaged in

promotion of art, culture, commerce etc. are often registered as non-profit
companies.

These forms are enumerated as under :

1. Charitable Trust settled by a settlor by a Trust Deed or under a Will.

2. Charitable or religious institution / association can be formed as a
society.
3. Charitable institution can be formed by registering as a company u/s.
25 of the Companies Act, 1956, as non profit company (without
addition to their name, the word "Limited" or "Private Limited").

2. Who can form a Charitable or Religious Trust

As per section 7 of the Indian Trusts Act, a trust can be formed –

a. by every person competent to contract, and

b. by or on behalf of a minor, with the permission of a principal civil court
of original jurisdiction.

but subject in each case to the law for the time being in force as to the
circumstances and extent in and to which the Author of the Trust may dispose
of the Trust property.

A person competent to contract is defined in section 11 of the Indian Contract

Act as a person who is of the age of majority according to the law to which he
is subject and who is of sound mind and is not disqualified from contracting by
any law to which he is subject. Thus, generally speaking, any person
competent to contract and competent to deal with property can form a trust.

Besides individuals, a body of individuals or an artificial person such as an

association of persons, an institution, a limited company, a Hindu undivided
family through it's karta, can also form a trust.

It may, however, be noted that the Indian Trusts Act does not apply to public
trusts which can be formed by any person under general law. Under the Hindu
 Law, any Hindu can create a Hindu endowment and under the Muslim law, any
Muslim can create a public wakf. Public Trusts are essentially of charitable or
religious nature, and can be constituted by any person.

Capacity to create a Trust

As a general rule, any person, who has power of disposition over a property,
has capacity to create a trust of such property. According to section 7 of the
Transfer of Property Act, 1882, a person who is competent to contract and
entitled to transfer the property or authorized to dispose of transferable
property not his own, either wholly or in part and either absolutely or
conditionally, has 'power of disposition of property'.

Thus, two basic things are required for being capable of forming a trust –

a. power of disposition over property; and

b. competence to contract.

Who can be a Trustee

Every person capable of holding property can become a trustee. However,
where the trust involves the exercise of discretion, he can accept or act as a
trustee only if he is competent to contract. No one is bound to accept
trusteeship. Any number of persons may be appointed as trustees. However,
no trust is defeated for want of a trustee. Where there is no trustee in
existence, an official trustee may be appointed by the court and the trust can
be administered. An executor of a Will may become a trustee by his dealing
with the assets under the provisions of the Will. When an executor is functus
officio to any of the assets and yet retains them, he becomes a trustee in
respect of those assets.

Who can be a Beneficiary

In a private trust the beneficiaries are one or more ascertainable individuals. In
a public trust the beneficiaries are a body of uncertain or fluctuating
individuals and may consist of a class of the public or the whole public.
Generally, a private trust is not a permanent one. But a public trust is of a
permanent nature. If properties are dedicated to temples and mosques or gifts
are made to religious or charitable institutions they create a trust.

Subject matter of Trust

Any property capable of being transferred can be a subject matter of a trust.

Section 8 of the Indian Trust Act, however, provides that mere beneficial
interest under a subsisting trust cannot be made the subject matter of another
trust.

In the case of J.K. Trust vs. CIT (1957) 32 ITR 535 (S.C.), the Supreme Court
had held that the word " property" under the Trusts Act is of the widest import
and a business undertaking will undoubtedly be a property so that a running
business can be made a subject matter of trust. This view has been followed in
the case of in CIT vs. P. Krishna Warriar (1964) 53 ITR 176 (SC).

Business may be a taboo for charitable institution from the point of view of
exemption for income tax purposes. From time to time, the law has undergone
a change as to what business is permitted and under what circumstances. The
present law permits only such business which is incidental to attainment of the
 objects of the trust or the institution, subject to the condition that separate
account books are maintained for such business as prescribed under sub-
section 4A of section 11 of I.T. Act.

Requisites of a Trust

1. The existence of the author/settlor of the trust or someone at whose

instance the trust comes into existence.
2. Clear intention of the author/settlor to create a trust.
3. Purpose of the Trust.
4. The Trust property
5. Beneficiaries of the Trust.
6. There must be divesting of the ownership by the author / settlor of the
trust in favour of the beneficiary or the trustee.

Unless all these requisites are fulfilled a trust cannot be said to have come into
existence.

Essentials of a valid Charitable or Religious Trust

There are four essential elements of a valid charitable or religious trust –

i. Charitable or Religious Object : The object or purpose of the trust

must be a valid religious or charitable purpose according to law ;
ii. Capacity to create Trust : The founder or settlor should be capable
of creating a trust and dedicating his property to that trust;
iii. Certainty of Object and Dedication thereto : The settlor should
indicate precisely the object of the trust and the property in respect of
which it is made. The property should be dedicated to the trust and the
owner must divest himself of the ownership of that property.
iv. Concurrence with the law : The trust or its objects must not be
opposed to the provisions of any law for the time being in force.

Instrument of trust – i.e., trust deed

The instrument by which the trust is declared is called instrument of Trust, and
is generally known as Trust Deed.

It is well settled that no formal document is necessary to create a Trust as held

in Radha Soami Satsung vs. CIT- (1992) 193 ITR 321 (SC). But for many
practical purposes a written instrument becomes necessary under following
cases –

1. When the trust is created by a will irrespective of whether the trust is

public or private or it relates to movable or immovable property. This is
because as per Indian Succession Act, a will has to be in writing
2. When the trust is created in relation to an immovable property of the
value of Rs.100 and upwards, in case of a private trust. In case of public
trusts, a written trust deed is not mandatory, even in respect of
immovable property, but is optional.
3. Where the trust/association is being formed as a society or company,
 the instrument of trust; i.e., the memorandum of association, and Rules
and Regulations has to be in writing.

A written trust-deed is always desirable, even if not required statutorily, due to

following benefits :

d. a written trust deed is a prima facie evidence of existence of a trust ;

e. it facilitates devolution of trust property to the trust;
f. it clearly specifies the trust-objectives which enables one to ascertain
whether the trust is charitable or otherwise;
g. it is essential for registration of conveyance of immovable property in
name of the Trust;
h. it is essential for obtaining registration under the Income-tax Act and
claiming exemption from tax;
i. it helps to control, regulate and manage the working and operations of
the trust;
j. it lays down the procedure for appointment and removal of the
trustee(s), his/their powers, rights and duties; and
k. it prescribes the course of action to be followed under any eventuality
including dissolution of the trust.

Types of Instrument of Trust

1. Trust deed, where a trust is declared intervivos; i.e., by settling

property under Trust.
2. A will, where a trust is declared under a will;
3. A memorandum of association along with rules and regulations, when
the association/institution is being formed as a society under the
Societies Registration Act, 1860.
4. A memorandum and articles of association where the association
/institution is desired to be formed as a Company.

Trust Deed-Clauses
A person drafting the deed of a public charitable trust has to bear in mind
several enactments, particularly the Indian Trusts Act, any local enactment
relating to trusts, like the Bombay Public Trusts Act for the State of
Maharashtra and the Income tax Act. Such a person has also to keep in mind
the relevant judicial pronouncements dealing with the scope of "charitable
purpose" and accordingly decide whether a particular purpose is charitable or
not. An instrument of Trust
or association/institution created or established should contain inter alia the
following clauses:
1. Nothing contained in this deed shall be deemed to authorise the
trustees to do any act which may in any way be construed as statutory
modifications thereof and all activities of the trust shall be carried out
with a view to benefit the public at large, without any profit motive and
in accordance with the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 or any
statutory modification thereof.
2. The trust is hereby expressly declared to be a public charitable trust
and all the provisions of this deed are to be construed accordingly.

The Trust Deed, generally contains the following clauses :

 3. Preamble
4. Trust name by which Trust shall be known
5. Place were its office shall be situated
6. Author or settlor of the trust
7. Names of the Trustees
8. Beneficiaries
9. The property settled, for Trust – In case of immovable property, it
should contain full description of the property sufficient to identify it
10. An express intention to direct the trust property from the trustees
11. The objects of the Trust
12. Minimum and maximum number of Trustees
13. The procedure for appointment, removal, replacement of trustees
14. Trustees rights, duties and powers
15. Administration of trust
16. Provision for maintenance of accounts, auditing etc.
17. Clause enabling, spending and utilization of the Trust funds or corpus.
18. Bank Account operations
19. Borrowing money on security for the purpose of the Trust
20. Investment of the Trust funds and dealing with Trust properties
21. Alienation of immovable property of the Trust
22. Amalgamation clause
23. Dissolution of Trust
24. Irrevocable nature of the trust.

Registration of Charitable Trust

1. Registration of Public Trust (Sec. 18 of Bombay Public Trust
Act)

1. It shall be the duty of the trustee of a public trust to which this Act
has been applied to make an application for the registration of the
public trust.
2. Such application shall be made to the Deputy or Assistant Charity
Commissioner of the region or sub-region within the limits of which
the trust has an office for the administration of the trust or the trust
property or substantial portion of the trust property is situated, as
the case may be.
3. Such application shall be in writing, shall be in such form and
accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
4. The application shall be made within 3 months of creation of the
Public Trust.
5. The application shall inter alia contain the full detail as prescribed
in the form of Schedule II – (under Rule-6).
6. Every application made under sub-section (1) shall be signed and
verified in the prescribed manner by the trustee or his agent
specially authorized by him in this behalf. It shall be accompanied
by a copy of an instrument of trust, if such instrument has been
executed and is in existence.
6A. Where on receipt of such application, it is noticed that the
application is incomplete in respect of any particulars, or does not
disclose full particulars of the public trust, the Deputy or Assistant
Charity Commissioner may return the application to the trustee,
and direct the trustee to complete the application in all respects or
 disclose therein the full particulars of the trust, and resubmit it
within the period specified in such direction; and it shall be the
duty of the trustee to comply with the direction.
7. It shall also be the duty of the trustee of the public trust to send
memorandum in the prescribed form containing the particulars,
including the name and description of the public trust, relating to
the immovable property of such public trust, to the Sub-Registrar of
the sub-district appointed under the Indian Registration Act, 1908,
in which such immoveable property is situated for the purpose of
filing in Book No.I under section 89 of that Act.
2. Such memorandum shall be sent within three months from the date of
creation of the public trust and shall be signed and verified in the
prescribed manner by the trustee or his agent specially authorized by
him in this behalf.
3. When the Registering Officer is satisfied that the provisions of the Act
as applicable to the document presented for registration have been
complied with, he shall endorse thereon a certificate containing the
word "registered", together with the number and page of the book in
which the document has been copied. Such certificate shall be signed,
sealed and dated by the Registering Officer, and shall then be the
conclusive evidence that the Trust has been duly registered. A
registered trust deed shall become operative (retrospectively) from the
date of its execution.

4. Procedure for registration

The following documents are required to be filed for registration of a
Charitable Trust.
1. Covering Letter
2. Application Form in Form –Schedule II under rule 6 duly
notarised
3. Court fee stamp of Rs. 2/- to be affixed on application form
4. Certified copy of the Trust Deed
5. Consent letter of Trustees. (Blank Form enclosed)

The office of the Charity Commissioner maintains a register containing

all details of the Trust; viz., Reg.No., name and address of the Trust,
names of all the Trustees (Past & Present), mode of succession of
Trusteeship objects of the Trust, particulars of documents creating a
Trust, description of movable and immovable properties, particulars of
encumbrances on trust property etc. This register is known as
P.T.Register. A certified copy of the P.T. Registrar in Schedule-I (vide
Rule 5) can be obtained by applying in simple application with Rs.10/-
Court fee stamp by paying prescribed fees for the same. It is advisable
for all the trusts to have a certified copy of P.T. Register entry.

Registration under the Societies Registration Act

Society as a form of charitable institution will be suitable, where a large
number of contributors making regular contributions would require some kind
of indirect controls by the office bearers. The best examples are professional
organizations.

The Charity Commissioner is also an authority to register such organizations as

a society. When a trust is constituted as a society, it is required to be
registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
 After the Memorandum and Rules and Regulations of the Society have been
drafted, signed and witnessed in the prescribed manner, the members should
obtain the registration of the society. For the purpose of registration as
society, following documents are required to be filed :

a. Letter requesting for registration stating in the body of the letter

various documents annexed to it. The letter is to be signed by all the
subscribers to the Memorandum or by a person duly authorised by all
of them to sign on their behalf.
b. Memorandum of Association, in duplicate, neatly typed and pages
serially numbered.
c. Rules and Regulations in duplicate.
d. Where there is a reference to any particular existing places of worship
like temple, mosque, church, etc., sufficient documentary proof
establishing legal competence and control of applicant society over
such places should be filed.
e. An affidavit of the President or Secretary of the society, on a non-
judicial stamp paper of prescribed value, stating the relationship
between the subscribers, duly attested by an Oath Commissioner,
Notary Public or First Class Magistrate.
f. Documentary proof of address such as House Tax receipt, rent receipt
in respect of premises shown as Registered Office of the society or no
objection certificate from the landlord of the premises.

If the Registrar is satisfied with the documents filed, he then requires the
applicant society to deposit the registration fee. Normally, registration fee is
Rs. 50, payable in cash or by demand draft. After the registration formalities
have been completed and the Registrar is satisfied that the provisions of the
Act have been complied with, he issues a certificate of Registration. Certified
copies of the Rules and Regulations and Memorandum can be obtained by
making simple application.

An entity registered under the Societies Act also gets registration under the
local Public Trusts Act; i.e., Bombay Public Trusts Act by making an application
simultaneously as mentioned above in case of trust deed. This is so because
the definition of a Public Trust in Bombay Public Trusts Act includes a " Society
" which is registered under the Societies Registration Act.

Registration under Companies Act

A charitable institution/association can be registered as a non-profit company
and obtain a licence u/s 25 of the Companies Act. For obtaining a licence, the
association has to first apply for availability of name to the Registrar of
Companies of the State in which it wants to get itself registered. The
application should be made in Form 1-A and the guidelines issued in this
regard should be followed. As soon as the letter of approval of name is
received from the Registrar, proceed for incorporation, as follows :

The institution/associations should apply to Regional Director, Registrar of

Companies of the region by a letter along with following documents.

i. Three typewritten copies of draft Memorandum and Articles of

Association of the proposed company. No stamp duty is payable.
 ii. List of names, addresses, description and occupation of the promoters
in triplicate.
iii. List of companies, associations and other institutions in which
promoters are directors or hold responsible positions, with description
of positions held.
iv. List of members of the proposed board of Directors.
v. Declaration in the prescribed form by an Advocate, Attorney, Pleader,
Chartered Accountant or a whole time practising Company Secretary,
on a non-judicial stamp paper of appropriate value.
vi. Copies of accounts, balance sheet and reports on working of
association for last two financial years ( for one year only if the
association has functioned for less than two years), in triplicate.
vii. Statement of assets and liabilities.
viii. Sources of income and estimate of annual income and expenditure.
ix. A note on work already done and proposed to be done by the
association.
x. Grounds in brief for making application u/s. 25.
xi. Declaration signed by each of the applicant.
xii. Certified copy of notice published in newspaper .
xiii. A draft or paid treasury challan for requisite fees for registration.

A copy of the application with all enclosures and accompanying papers should
be sent to the Registrar of Companies of the State where the association
proposes to situate its Registered Office.

After the draft Memorandum and Articles have been approved by the Regional
Director, the association should apply to the Registrar of Companies, for its
registration as a company, in Form No.1 along with printed copies of
Memorandum and Articles and other documents necessary for registration
along with a registration fee of Rs. 500/-. The Registrar then issues a
certificate of incorporation.

Registration under Income-tax Act

1. Charitable or religious trusts, societies and companies claiming

exemption under sections 11 and 12 of the Income-tax Act are required
to obtain registration under the Act. Private/family trusts are neither
allowed such exemption nor required to seek registration under the
Income-tax Act. The detailed procedure is as under :
2. Registration of Trust under Income-tax Act procedure for registration
u/s. 12AA of I.T. Act.
1. Application for registration in Form No.10A in duplicate.
2. List of Name and Address of the Trustees
3. Copy of Registration Certificate with Charity Commissioner or
copy of application to him.
4. Certified True Copy of the Trust Deed.
5. PAN No. or Copy of application of the Trust.
6. PAN of the trustees.
3. Procedure for registration (Sec 12AA)
The Commissioner, on receipt of an application for registration of a
 trust or institution made under clause (a) of section 12A, shall –

a. call for such documents or information from the trust or

institution as he thinks necessary in order to satisfy himself
about the genuineness of activities of the trust or institution and
may also make such inquiries as he may deem necessary in this
behalf; and
b. after satisfying himself about the objects of the trust or
institution and the genuineness of its activities he –
i. shall pass an order in writing registering the trust or
institution;
ii. shall, if he is not so satisfied, pass an order in writing
refusing to register the trust or institution,

and a copy of such order shall be sent to the applicant.

4. Provided that no order under sub-clause (ii) shall be passed unless the
applicant has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

Registration under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (FCRA)

1. Any Charitable Trust, Society, Company, desirous of receiving any
foreign contribution from a foreign source, is required to obtain
registration under section 6(1) of FCRA Any such association which is
not registered or which has been denied registration, can receive
foreign contribution only after obtaining prior permission from home
ministry of the Central Government under section 6(1A) of the Act.

In order to obtain registration under the Foreign Contribution

(Regulation) Act, (FCRA), the applicant association should preferably be
incorporated as a legal entity, that is, as a Charitable Trust, Society, or
a Company (u/s. 25) and should have been working for a period of at
least three years. The association must not have received any foreign
contribution earlier without prior permission of the Government.

2. Application for obtaining permission to accept foreign contribution or

hospitality

1. Every individual, association, organization or other person, who

is required by or under this Act to obtain the prior permission of
the Central Government to accept any foreign contribution, or
foreign hospitality, shall before the acceptance of any such
contribution or hospitality, make an application for such
permission to the Central Government in such form and in such
manner as may prescribed.
2. If an application referred to in sub-section (1) is not disposed of
within ninety days from the date of receipt of such application,
the permission prayed for in such application shall, on the expiry
of the said period of ninety days, be deemed to have been
granted by the Central Government :

PROVIDED that, where in relation to an application, the Central

Government has informed the applicant the special difficulties
by reason of which his application cannot be disposed of within
 the said period of ninety days, such application shall not, until
the expiry of a further period of thirty days, be deemed to have
been granted by the Central Government.

An application for obtaining prior permission of the Central

Government to –

a) receive foreign contribution under sub-section (1) of section

5, or clause (a) of sub-section (2) of that section, shall be
made in Form FC-1;
aa) receive foreign contribution under proviso to sub-section (1)
of section 6, or under sub-section (1A) of that section or
clause (b) of section 10, shall be made in Form FC-1A.
b) accept foreign hospitality under section 9 or clause (d) of
section 10, shall be made in Form FC-2.
3. Application for registration
An application for registration of an association referred to in sub-
section (1) of section 6 for acceptance of foreign contribution shall be
made in Form FC-8.

Transfer of Movable Property to Trust

A trust in relation to movable property, can be formed also by mere transfer of
ownership of the property to the trustee, with a direction that the property be
held under trust for the benefit of the beneficiaries. The ownership of a
movable property can be transferred by physical act of handing over the
possession of the property. The transfer of any symbol of ownership will be
deemed sufficient, such as the key of the godown where the property is
stored, or the deposit certificate of a Bank wherein the securities are lodged.

Where the author himself is the trustee, transfer of possession is neither

necessary nor possible; and a mere declaration of the author that he holds the
property under trust would be sufficient to constitute a trust.

Transfer of Immovable Property to Trust

An immovable property can be transfered to the Trust, either by way of
settling the property through a Will or Deed or by way of donating the same to
the existing Trust. In all the cases the instrument should be in writing and it
should contain complete description of the property so as to clearly identify
the property. The title of property should be clear to be transferable to the
Trust. It should be free from mortgage and litigation. The instrument by which
the immovable property is desired to be introduced to Trust is required to be
registered, then only the property can be conveyed in favour of the Trust.

An intimation in the form of change report is required to be sent to the Charity

Commissioner so as to record an entry in the P.T.Register. The entry in this
record is conclusive evidence that the particular immovable property belongs
to the Trust. This record contains description and location of the property and
the area of the property. This entry in the P.T. Register is necessary for the
reason that if in future the said property is desired to be alienated (sold) by
the Trust, such an entry is a prerequisite.

A model Trust deed and various forms for registration are enclosed herewith
for ready reference.
 MODEL TRUST DEED OF A PUBLIC CHARITABLE TRUST

THIS DEED OF TRUST executed on this _______________________ day of

__________________ year 20____, _______________________ BETWEEN
__________________________________________ (Party of the first part) hereinafter called "
SETTLOR OF THE TRUST" ________________________________________________________
________________________________________ AND _____________________________________ .

1. SHRI. S/O. SHRI , of ____________ &

2. SHRI. S/O. SHRI. , of ____________ &

3. SMT. W/O SHRI. , of ____________

(Hereinafter called " The Trustees" which expression shall unless repugnant to the
context or meaning thereof be deemed to include the survivors or survivor of them
and the trustees or trustee for the time being of these presents and their heirs,
executors and administrators of the last surviving trustee, their or his assignees) of
the other part;

WHEREAS the party hereto of the first part is possessed of the sum of Rs. ___________/-
(Rs. __________ Only) as his absolute property and he is desirous of creating a
Religious/ Charitable/Educational Trust for the benefit of the humanity at large.

AND WHEREAS each of the parties hereto of the "Other Part" has individually and
jointly has agreed to act as Trustees of the Trust, proposed by the party of the first
part.

AND WHEREAS nothing contained in this deed shall be deemed to authorize the
trustees to do any act which may in any way be construed statutory modifications
thereof and all activities of the trust shall be carried out with a view to benefit the
public at large, without any profit motive and in accordance with the provisions of the
Income-tax Act, 1961 or any statutory modification thereof.

AND WHEREAS the trust is hereby expressly declared to be a public charitable trust
and all the provisions of this deed are to be constituted accordingly.

NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSTH AS FOLLOWS :

1. SETTLEMENT
The party of the first part, the settlor, does hereby settle the sum of
Rs._______ /- (Rs. __________ only) in Trust, with the name and for the objects
hereinafter stated, by delivering the said amount in cash which the party of
the other part, the Tustees, have accepted the receipt of which they do hereby
acknowledge, to hold the same in and to the Trustees with the powers and
obligations as provided hereinafter.

2. NAME
The name of the Trust shall be "____________________________".

3. PLACE
The principal office of the Trust shall be situated at ______________________ or
such other place as the Trustees may from time to time decide. The Trust may
 also carry on its work at any other place or places, as decided by the Trustees.

4. OBJECTS
a. Educational – to run, maintain or assist any educational or other
institution for coaching, guidance, conselling or vocational training or to
grant individual scholarships for poor, deserving and needy students for
elementary and higher education.
b. Medical – to run, maintain or assist any medical institution, nursing
home or clinics or to grant assistance to needy and indigent persons for
meeting the cost of medical treatment.
c. Relief of the poor – to give financial or other assistance in kind by way
of distribution of books, notebooks, cloths, uniforms, or meals for the
poor and indigent and to the persons suffer due to natural calamities.
d. Other objects of general public utility –
i. to acquire property for the sole use for public good by making it
available for public purposes as for example, housing a library
clinic, crèche and/or as a community ball to be available for
public use as training classes, seminars, discourses and other
public functions for benefit of the community in general.
ii. to undertake any other activity incidental to the above activities
but which are not inconsistent with the above objects.

PROVIDED the Trust may assist/donate the other TRUST to carry out the
various objects mentioned in the objects clause in such manner and to the
extent the Trustees may decide upon from time to time.

5. FUNDS
The Trustees may accept donations, grants, subscriptions, aids or
contributions from any person, Government, Local authorities or any other
charitable institutions, in cash or in kind including immovable property without
any incumbrance, but the Trustees shall not accept any receipt with any
condition or terms inconsistent with the objects of the Trusts. While applying
such receipts to the objects, the Trustees shall respect the directions, if any,
by the granter. Any receipt with specific direction to treat the same as part of
the corpus of the Trust or separate fund shall be funded accordingly.

6. INVESTMENTS

i. All monies, which shall not immediately required for current needs shall
be invested by the Trustees in eligible securities and investments, or in
banks. Such investments shall be in the name of Trust or Trustees.
ii. That the trustees shall invest the trust fund, carry on any business with
the trust fund and/or enter into partnership on behalf of the trust, as
they may deem fit.
iii. That the trustees shall manage the trust fund and investments thereof
as a prudent man would do the same. They shall recover all
outstandings and meet all recurring and other expenses incurred in the
upkeep or management thereof.
iv. That the trustees shall receive and hold the income of the trust on
behalf and for the benefit of the beneficiaries under the trust.

POWER OF TRUSTEES
That the trustees shall have the following powers :
 i. to manage all the assets and/or properties of the trust including the
conduct of business;
ii. to appoint employees and to settle the terms of their service,
remuneration and termination;
iii. to look into the management of the trust;
iv. to invest the funds of the trust, in bank or in the purchase of company
shares or securities or other movable and movable and immovable
properties;
v. to sell, alter, vary, transpose or otherwise dispose or alienate the trust
properties or any investment representing the same for consideration
and to reinvest the same;
vi. to pledge or mortgage the trust properties for raising loans;
vii. to open the bank accounts in the name and on behalf of the trust and
to operate the same;
viii. To enter into a partnership on behalf of the trust with any other party
or parties;
ix. To pay all charges, impositions and other outgoings payable in respect
of the trust properties and also to pay all cost of the incidental to the
administration and management of the trust properties;
x. To file suit on behalf of the trust and to refer to arbitration all actions
proceedings and disputes touching the trust properties and to
compromise and compound the suits filed;
xi. To accept any gift, donation or contribution in cash or in kind from
anyone for the objects of the trust;
xii. To seek legal opinion of lawyers and/or Chartered Accountants as and
when required;
xiii. To nominate their representatives for any of the aforesaid purposes.

The number of the trustees shall not be less than two but not more than five.

In case of any difference between the trustees, the opinion of the minority shall
prevail.

Every trustee will be at liberty to nominate or appoint attorneys or agents and to

delegate all or any of the duties and powers vested in him to such attorney or
agent, and to remove such attorney or agent and reappoint other or others in
his place.

No trustee shall be responsible or liable for any loss or any act of omission or
commission by his constituted attorney or agent or employees or other
trustees unless occasioned by his wilful neglect or default.

Any of the trustees may retire on giving one month’s notice in writing to the other
trustee(s).

If any trustee dies or retires or becomes incapable or unfit to act, the continuing
or surviving trustee or trustees shall appoint a successor in the place of such
trustee.

If at any time the number of the trustees is less than two, the existing trustee
shall appoint one or more trustees.

Upon the appointment of a new trustee the trust properties shall vest in the new
 trustee jointly with the continuing or surviving trustees, with the duties and
power of the trustees set out hereinabove in this deed.

If the trust is determined by efflux of time, the corpus of the trust shall be divided
amongst the beneficiaries in the shares as fixed by the trusees.

BANKING ACCOUNT
All income, subscription and pecuniary donations for the general purposes of
the Trust and the income, investments and all other moneys from time to time
forming part of the general revenue of the Trust shall on the same being
received be paid into a banking account with any scheduled bank for the
purpose of the Trust. The bank accounts shall be operated by the Managing
Trustee along with any one of the remaining Trustees.

ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

i. The Trustee shall keep proper books of account of all the assets,
liabilities and income and expenditure of the Trust and shall prepare an
Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet for every year as
on the last day of March.
ii. The accounts of every year shall be audited by a Chartered Accountant
or a firm of Chartered Accountants who shall be appointed for that
purpose by the Trustees and the audited accounts shall be placed at a
meeting of the Trustees, which shall be held before the end of the
succeeding year.

IRREVOCABLE
This Trust is irrevocable.

AMALGAMATION
The trustees may amalgamate the trust with another Charitable Trust or
Institution having similar objects with prior permission of the Charity
Commissioner/Court/any other law as may be applicable for the time being.

WINDING UP
In the event of dissolution or winding up of the Trust the assets remaining as
on the date of dissolution shall under no circumstances be distributed amongst
the Trustees but the same shall be transferred to some other similar
Trust/Organisation whose objects are similar to those of this Trust with the
permission of the Charity Commissioner / Court / any other law as may be
applicable for the time being.

The Trustees shall be indemnified against all losses and liabilities incurred by them in
the execution of the Trust and shall have a lien over the funds and properties of the
Trust for such indemnity.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Parties hereunto have signed and delivered the presents
on the day and year first hereinabove written.

SETTLOR

WITNESS : 1. TRUSTEE ____________

1. 2. TRUSTEE ____________

2. 3. TRUSTEE ____________
 Form of Application for Registration of a Public Trust
Schedule II (Vide Rule 6)

To
The Deputy/Assistant Charity Commissioner,
Court Fee ............................................................................ Region/Sub-Region
Stamp In the matter of Public Trust* ..............................................................
of Rs. 2/- .......................................................................................................

I ............................................. trustee of the above named public trust, hereby apply

under section 18 of the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 for the Registration of the said
public trust.

2. I submit the following necessary particulars:–

(ai) The designation by which the public trust is or shall be
known.
(Name of the Public Trust)
(i) Names of the trustees and managers with their
addresses
(ii) Mode of succession to the trusteeship and
managership
(iii) Objects of the trust :
(iv) (a) Particulars of documents creating the trust
(attach copies)
(b) Particulars other than documents about the origin
or
creation of the trust.
(v) Particulars of the scheme, if any, relating to the trust
(attach copy).
(vi) Movable property with estimated value of each class
of such property.
(Note:– Entries should be made by board description
of classes of such property, e.g., furniture, books, etc.,
rather than of each individual article. Entry regarding
cash should be made only if such cash forms part of
the capital of the trust. In the case of scripts give
particulars of each security, stock, share and
debenture
including the number which it bears).
(vii) (a) Details of immovable properties showing the 1.
village or town where situate, along with C. S.,
Municipal or Survey No., area, assessment or Judi 2.
and description of the tenure on which held
(attach 3.
certified copies of the entries in the Record of
Rights,
city survey record or municipal record relating to
the properties).
(b) Estimated value of each immovable property:– 1.

2.
 3.
(viii) Sources of income of the trust.
(ix) Average gross annual income:– 1. From Movable:–
2. From
Immovable:–
(x) Average annual expenditure
(xi) Amount of average annual expenditure:–
(a) on remuneration to trustees and manager ..
(b) on establishment and staff ..
(c) on religious objects ..
(d) on charitable objects ..
(e) on miscellaneous items ..
(xii) Particulars of encumbrances, if any on trust
Property –
(xiii) Particulars of title deeds pertaining to trust
property and the names of trustees in possession
thereof –
(xiv) Remarks, if any –
3. Fees of Rs............................../- (...............................................) accompanies
4. Any communication to the trustee or manager in connection with the trust, may
be sent to the following address :–
Name .......................................................
Address ....................................................
...............................................................
Date ................. Signature of Applicant.................
I, the above named ............................................. inhabitant residing
at ......................................... do solemnly affirm and say that what is stated in the
above application is true to the best of my information and belief.

Solemnly affirmed at .................................. ]

aforesaid this ................... day of .............. ] Signature ................................
200... ]
Before
me.

* Give full name and address of the trust.

* If the Wakf or Trust is registered under the old Acts, no fees under 3 are payable.

CONSENT LETTER

To

Deputy Charity Commissioner/Assistant Charity Commissioner

.............................. Region
Sir,

Shri .................................................................................................................................
.............
(Name of Applicant)
For Charitable
Institution/Association/Trust ........................................................................... have
applied for registration under B.P.T. Act, 1950, on .................................... The
information provided in the application are true, we have not to say anything more
than that. We state that a separate notice for the details of the said application is no
more necessary. We have no objection for the issue of Registration Certificate in the
name of applicant. Please note that.

Name of other trustees

(including the applicant) Signature
1. .................... .................
2. .................... ....................
3. .................... ....................
4. .................... ....................
5. .................... ....................
6. .................... ....................
7. .................... ....................
I know all the above said signatories.
(Applicant Sign.)

Date :

To

The Asst. Registrar of Societies

Greater Bombay, Bombay

Sub: Registration of Society under Societies Registration Act, 1860

Name of the Society

Dear Sir,

I request you to kindly register the aforesaid society under the Societies Registration
Act, 1860. I forward herewith to you the following documents.

1. Memorandum of Association
2. True copy of Rules and Regulations
3. Consent letters of all the members of Managing Committee
4. Authority letter duly signed by all the members of Managing Committee
5. An Affidavit of the President or Secretary in respect of the address and
property of the society duly stamped together with the Court Fee Stamp of Rs.
1.25
6. A declaration given by Managing Committee assuring the use of the fund of
the society for the purpose for which they are collected

I further declare that the object, of the captioned society are in consonance with
Section 20 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and that no other society exists,
having the same or similar name to the name of the captioned society. I also declare
that the captioned society is not registered under any other law and that I am
agreeable to pay the registration charges of Rs. 50/-.

In view of aforesaid, I request you to register the aforesaid society immediately under
the captioned Act.

Yours faithfully,

(Name & Address)

Encls: As aforesaid.

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF SOCIETY

1. Definition of terms used in Bye-laws.

2. Area of Operation.
3. Accounting Year.
4. Membership and procedure for enrolment.
5. Kinds of membership.
6. Termination of membership.
7. General Body Meeting, its powers and functions.
8. Notice of General Body Meeting and quorum.
9. Extraordinary General Body Meeting and its functions.
10. Managing Committee, Office Bearers.
11. Term of Managing Committee and procedure of election of office bearers.
12. Office-bearers of Managing Committee and their duties.
13. Meeting of the Managing Committee and meeting on requisition.
14. Notice of Meeting of Managing Committee and quorum.
15. Rules of election of Managing Committee.
16. Filling of vacancies in Managing Committee.
17. Powers and duties of Managing Committee.
18. Funds and income of the society or its utilisation.
19. Objectives based provision for expenditure (Percentage).
20. Provision for loans and deposits.
21. Provision regarding purchase and sale of immovable property
22. Operation of bank accounts and other financial matters (who is empowered to
operate the bank account).
23. Maintenance of register of members.
The applicant should sign the format of application as mentioned in schedules
1, 2 and 6 to the Registration of Societies (Maharashtra) Rule, 1971 and the
bye-laws should provide for the same.
24. Provision for amendment in Rules and Regulations.
25. Provision for change in the name and ] Implementation will be according to
Ss.12 object of the society ] and 12A of the S. R. Act, 1060
26. Desiplution of the society will be according to Ss. 13 and 14 of the S. R. Act,
1960.

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

1. Name of the Society :

 2. Office Address :
3. Objects of the Society :
4. The names, addresses, designations, ages, occupations and nationalities of all
the members of the first Managing Committee of the Society to whom the
management and business of the society is entrusted.

Every page Sr. Name Address Designation Age Nationality

of this No. Occupation
Memorandu
m
must be 1.
signed 2.
by
3.
minimum
3 members 4.
5. (For registration, the minimum requirement is seven)
6.
7.
5. We the following member signatories of the society desire to form our society
under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and accordingly we have formed
the said society, today; i.e., ........ and we have signed the Memorandum for
the purpose of the registration of the society under the Societies Registration
Act, 1860.

Sr.No. Member Full Name and Address Signature

(If the member of the Managing

Committee is more than seven,
then name, address of all should
be given and all should sign)
Place :
Date :

I know the aforesaid persons who have signed this Memorandum in my presence.

Date : Sign/S.E.M./Advocate/C.A./Notary
Full Name & Address with seal.

CERTIFICATE

Certified to be the true copy of the bye-laws of the society.

Name & Designation of Office Bearers Signature

1.
2.
3.

Place :
Date :
Note: Minimum three office bearers should certify.

CONSENT LETTER

To

The Asst. Registrar of Societies

Bombay.

Dear Sir,

Sub: Registration of ..................................................... Society under Societies

Registration Act, 1860.

We the undersigned being the members of the first Managing Committee

of ...................................... Society do hereby consent to Act according to the aims,
objects and bye-laws of the society. We have signed this letter in token of our consent
towards the registration of the aforesaid society under the Societies Registration Act,
1860.

Yours faithfully,

Sr. No. Name Signature

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
(to be signed by the office bearers of the Managing Committee)
Place :
Date :

I know the persons who have signed as aforesaid, signed in my presence.

Signature with Date

(S.E.M./Advocate/C.A./Notary)
Full Name, Address & Seal.

To

The Asst. Registrar of Societies

Bombay

Dear Sir,

We the undersigned members of the Managing

Committee ............................................. Society do hereby authorise
Shri ................................................................(Name and Designation) to carryout any
changes/amendments in the papers necessary for registration of the Society. We
further assure that the funds raised for the society will only be utilised to achieve the
objectives of the society,

Sr.No. Name Signature

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Accepted
Place : (One who accepts the Signature with Date)
Date :

Form No. 10A

[See Rule 17A]

Application for registration of charitable or religious trust or institution

under section 12A(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961

To
The Chief Commissioner or Commissioner of Income-tax,
................................

Sir,

I, ..................................................... on behalf
of ..............................................................
(Name of the trust or institution)
hereby apply for the registration of the said trust/institution under section 12A of the
Income-tax Act, 1961. The following particulars are furnished herewith:–

1. Name of the *trust/institution in full (In Block letters)

2. Address
3. Name(s) and address(es) of author(s)/founder(s)
4. Date of creation of the trust or establishment of the institution.
5. Name(s) and address(es) of trustee(s)/manager(s).

I also enclose the following documents:

(1) (a) *Original/certified copy of the instrument under which the trust/institution was
created/established, together with a copy thereof.
(b) *Original/certified copy of the document evidencing the creation of the trust
or the establishment of the institution, together with a copy thereof.
(The originals if enclosed will be returned)
(2) Two copies of the accounts of the *trust/institution for the latest *one/two/three
years
I undertake to communicate forthwith any alteration in the terms of the trust, or in
the rules governing the institution, made at any time hereafter.

Signature..........................
Date .......................... Designation..........................
Address..........................

* Strike out whichever is not applicable

Form FC-1

Application for seeking prior permission of the Central Government for

accepting foreign contribution by or on behalf of an organisation of
political nature not being a political party

[See rule 3(a)]

[Sections 5(1) and 5(2)(a) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976]

1. a. Particulars of the organisation (Full name in block letters, and address)

b. Address of the principal/head office of the organisation
2. Full particulars of the person applying on behalf of the organisation:

b.
Name in full (in block letters)
c.
Name of father
d.
Occupation
e.
Residential address
f.
If an office bearer, the office held in the organisation
Reference of the order published by the Central Government in the Official
Gazette specifying the organisation as an "organisation of political nature, not
being a political party".
Nature and full details of contribution including value, to be received.
The mode/channel of receipt.
Purpose for which foreign contribution is proposed to be received.
Particulars of the foreign source from which contribution to be received:

0. If an individual, his personal particulars including name, present

address, permanent address, nationality, profession
a. If an organisation/institution/association/trust/foundation/trade union,
etc., full particulars thereof including:—
i. Full name and complete address
ii. Address of head office/principal office
iii. Aims and objects
iv. Particulars of important office bearers
Nature of connection/dealings with the foreign source
Any other information of significance which the applicant may like to furnish

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the above particulars furnished by me are true and correct.
 Signature of the applicant
Place ........................
Date .........................
Note : In case of application by an organisation, it should be signed by the chief
functionary.

1
[Form FC-1A

Application for seeking prior permission from the Central Government under
the
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (Hereinafter referred to as the
Act)
for the acceptance of foreign contribution by an Association having definite
cultural, economic, educational, religious or social programme

Date ..................
No. ...................
To

The Secretary of the Government of India,

Ministry of Home Affairs, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi - 110 003

Subje :Application for seeking the prior permission of the Central

ct Government under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976
for acceptance of foreign contribution.
Sir,

I, ......................., on behalf of the Association named hereafter, apply for seeking

prior permission of the Central Government for the acceptance of foreign
contribution under proviso to sub-section (1) of section 6 or under sub-section (1A)
of that section or clause (b) of section 10 of the Act.

1. i. Name of the Association and its complete postal address:

Name
Address
Town/City
State
District
Pin Code
ii. If the Association is a registered trust or Society please indicate its-
a. registration number,
b. place of registration,
c. date of registration, (certified copy of the registration
certificate to be attached.)
iii. Nature of Association:
(a) religious (b) cultural (c) economic (d) educational (e) social.

Not If a religious Association, then state whether (a) Hindu (b) Sikh
e: (C) Muslim (d) Christian (e) Buddhist (f) Others.
iv. Please indicate the main aims(s) and object(s) of the Association
 (enclose copy of the Memorandum of Association and/or the Articles of
Association, if applicable).
v. Please furnish the names and addresses of the members of the
Executive Committee/Governing Council etc. of the Association
including the Chief Functionary, in the following manner:

Sl.N Na Name Nationali Occupati Office held Relation Addre

o. me of ty on in with ss
Father the other
/ Association, office
Husba bearers, if
nd if any any
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2. Please indicate whether any member of the Executive Committee/Governing

Council etc. of the Association, including the Chief Functionary has, in the
discharge of his/her official functions—

b. been convicted by any court of law;

c. a prosecution for any offence pending against him/her;

d. been found guilty of diversion or misutilisation of funds of the

Association or any other Association in the past.
Please indicate whether the applicant/Association—

b. is a branch/unit/associate of foreign based organisation or another

Association already registered under the Act. If so, name and address
of the parent organisation should be furnished;
c. has been directed by the Central Government in terms of the proviso to
sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Act to seek prior permission. If so,
the number and date of the relevant order should be furnished;
d. has been directed by the Central Government in terms of section 10 of
the Act to seek prior permission. If so, the number and date of the
relevant order should be furnished.
Please indicate—

0. whether the Association ever applied for registration under the Act in
the past, if so,
a. the date of submission of application for registration;
b. the number and date of last reference, if any, received from the
Ministry;
c. whether registration was refused;
d. whether the application for registration is still pending;
i. whether the Association has close links with another Association, or its
unit or branch which has been
a. refused registration under the Act,
b. prohibited from accepting foreign contribution.
2. Please indicate,—
0. whether the Association was,—
a. granted prior permission to receive foreign contribution under
the Act in the past. If so, the number and date of the letter
granting prior permission should be furnished;
 b. whether the account of the receipt and utilisation of the foreign
contribution received above was sent to the Central Government
in the prescribed form. If so, the date of submission of the
accounts should be furnished;
c. If the prior permission was granted in the current year, details of
the foreign contribution received and utilised, purposewise,
showing the unspent balance should be annexed.
i. whether the Association has received foreign contribution without the
prior permission of the Central Government, in the past. If so, –
a. full particulars of the foreign contribution received, address of
the branch of the bank and account number in which deposited
should be furnished;
b. whether the said violation has been condoned by the Central
Government;
c. whether the Association has been prohibited from accepting
foreign contribution under the Act.
3. Please indicate whether the Associations is owner/printer/publisher, editor of a
publication which is a "registered newspaper" under the Press and Registration
of Books Act, 1867.
4. Please furnish—
0. details of the activities of the Association during the past three – years;
i. Copies of the audited statement of accounts of the Association for the
past three years.
5. i. Please indicate the—

a. nature and value of the foreign contribution to be received (a copy of

the latest commitment letter from the donor should be furnished);
b the purpose for which the foreign contribution is proposed to be
. received and utilised indicating also the geographical area(s) to be
covered
ii. a copy of the proposal/project which has been approved by the foreign
source for funding, including projected outlays/budget breakup, should
be enclosed.
iii. a copy of the proposal/project which has been approved for funding out
of the foreign contribution should be enclosed (This column applies only
to subsequent recipients)
6. Please indicate—

0. the name of the bank and address of the branch through which the
foreign contribution is proposed to be received;
i. the account number in the said branch of the bank.
Please indicate the particulars of the foreign source or the sources from which, the
foreign contribution is proposed to be received:—

0. If an individual, his personal particulars including name, present

address, permanent address, nationality, profession;
a. If an organisation/institution/association/trust/trade union etc. full
particulars thereof, including—

i. Full name and complete address.

ii. Address of the Head office/principal office.
iii. Particulars of Chief Functionary and important office bearers.
b. Please indicate whether the foreign source is a Government of a foreign
country or agency thereof.
10A. Whether a recommendation certificate from the competent authority is
attached (Yes/No).

11. Any other information which the Association may like to furnish.

Yours faithfully,

Signature of the Applicant

[Name of the Chief Functionary or
authorised office bearer (with seal of the Association)]

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the above particulars furnished by me are true and correct.

Place:
Date :

Signature of the applicant

[Name of the Chief Functionary or
authorised office bearer (with seal of the Association)

* If the foreign contribution, whether currency or articles is to be received from

any person or Association who has received the same as first, second or
subsequent recipient, particulars of such person or Associations should be given
against column 10 above.
Note:1. An incomplete application i.e., without necessary
documents/details/explanations is likely to be rejected summarily.
2. In case the space against any column is insufficient, separate annexure
should be attached.
3. Please use Capital letters
4. The application should be signed by the Chief Functionary or authorised office
bearer of the Association.
1
[Certificate

1. This is to certify that the ................. (name of the Association having its
registered office at .............. (Address) has been formed for undertaking
welfare activities in its chosen (Economic, Educational, Cultural, Religious and
Social) field of activity. The antecedents of the organisation have been verified
and there is nothing adverse against them.
2. Its proposed project would be undertaken in the ............ (District ) of ............
(State).
The said project is likely to prove beneficial to the people living in the area.
3. Grant of prior permission to the aforementioned association to accept foreign
contribution amounting to ........... (Currency/Amount) from ........ (Name and
address foreign donor) under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976
for the said project is recommended.

(Recommending Authority)**
(With Seal)

* Strike out whichever is not applicable.

** Any concerned.
 (1) Collector of District.
(2) Department of the State Government.
(3) Ministry/Department of the Government of India]
(To be submitted in triplicate)

1. Substituted by GSR 8 (E), dt. 4-1-1999, w.e.f. 17-4-2000.

1. Substituted by GSR 755(E), dt. 5-11-1984, w.e.f. 5-11-1984.

1
[Form FC-2

Application for seeking prior permission of the Central

Government
to accept foreign hospitality

[See rule 3(b)]

[Section 9, read with sections 10(d) and 11(1) of the Foreign

Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976]

1. Name in full (in block letters)

2. Date of birth
3. Name of father/husband
4. Present address
5. Permanent address
6. Passport particulars (if already in possession)
7. Status:
a. Member of Legislature
b. Office-bearers of a political party
c. Judge of Supreme Court/High Court
d. Government servant
e. Employee of a company/corporation
f. Any person or class of persons not specified in section 9
8. Names of countries/places to be visited with duration of stay
9. The countries and places where foreign hospitality is to be
accepted
10. Duration and purpose of visit to the country(ies)/place(s)
mentioned in Column 9 with specific dates
11. Particulars of host(s):—
a. If an individual, his personal particulars including name,
present address, permanent address, nationality,
profession
b. If an
organisation/institution/Association/Trust/Foundation/Trade
Union, etc., full particulars thereof including,—
i. Full name and complete address
 ii. Address of head Office/Principal Office
iii. Aims and objects
iv. Particulars of important office-bearers
12. *Full particulars as in serials II(a) and (b) of the foreign source in
case the actual source extending the hospitality is located in a
country other than actually proposed to be visited.
13. Nature and duration of #foreign hospitality proposed to be
accepted with specific dates and with specific details
14. Nature of connection/dealings with the host and/or foreign source
extending the hospitality
15. Approximate expenditure to be incurred on hospitality
16. Any other information of significance which the applicant may
like to furnish.

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the above particulars furnished by me are true

and correct.

Signature of the applicant

Place ............
Date .............
* Delete if not applicable
#"Foreign Hospitality" means any offer, not being a purely casual one, made by a
foreign source for providing a person with the cost of travel to any foreign country
or territory or with free board, lodging, transport or medical treatment.

1. Substituted by GSR 755(E), dt. 5-11-1984, w.e.f. 5-11-1984.

Form FC -8

Application for seeking registration with the Central

Government Under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act,
1976 (Hereinafter referred to as the Act) for the acceptance of
foreign contribution by an association having a definite
cultural, economic, educational, religious or social programme

[Rule 3A)

No................... Date..............
To

The Secretary to the Government of India,

Ministry of Home Affairs, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi - 110 003

Subjec : Application for registration under the Foreign Contribution

t (Regulation) Act, 1976 for the acceptance of foreign contribution.
I ....................... on behalf of the Association named hereafter apply for
registration of the Association under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of
section 6 of the Act for the acceptance of foreign contribution.

1. i. Name of the Association and its complete postal address:

Name:
Address:
Town/City:
District:
State:
Pin Code:
ii. If the Association is a registered trust or Society please indicate its:—
a. registration number:
b. place of registration:
c. date of registration:

(certified copy of the registration certificate to be attached).

iii. Nature of Association

(a) religious (b) cultural (c) economic (d) educational (e) social.
Note: If a religious Association, state whether (a) Hindu (b) Sikh (c)
Muslim (d) Christian (E) Buddhist (f) Others.
iv. Please indicate—

b. the main aim(s) and object(s) of the Association (enclose a copy

of the Memorandum of Association and/or the Articles of
Association, if applicable);
c. the main object(s) and definite programme(s) for which the
foreign contribution is to be accepted/utilised.
v. Please furnish the names and addresses of the members of the
Executive Committee/Governing Council etc. of the Association,
including the Chief Functionary in the following manner:

Sl. Nam Name Nationali Occupati Office Relations

No e of ty on held in hip with Addres
. Father/ the other s
Associatio office-
Husba n, bearers, if
nd if any any
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2. Please indicate whether any member of the Executive Committee/Governing

Council etc. of the Association, including the Chief Functionary has in the
discharge of his/her official functions—

b. been convicted by any court of law;

c. a prosecution for any offence pending against him/her;
 d. been found guilty of diversion or misutilisation of funds of the
Aassociation or any other association in the past.
2. Please indicate whether the applicant Associations is a brand/unit/associate of
foreign based organisation or another associations already registered under
the Act. If so, the name and address of the parent organisation.
3. Please indicate,—

ii. whether the Association was,—

a. granted prior permission to receive foreign contribution under
the Act in the past. If so, the number and date of the letter
granting prior permission should be furnished;
b. whether the account of the receipt and utilisation of the foreign
contribution received above was sent to the Central Government
in the prescribed form. If so, the date of submission of the
accounts should be furnished;
iii. whether the, —
a. Association has received foreign contribution without the prior
permission under Act in the past. If so, full particulars of the
foreign contribution received along with complete address of the
bank branch and bank account number in which deposited
should be furnished;
b. said violation has been condoned by the Central Government;
c. Association has been prohibited from accepting foreign
contribution under the Act.
2. Please indicate whether the Association is functioning as editor, owner, printer
or publisher of a publication required to be registered as "newspaper" under
the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867. If so, the details thereof.
3. Please indicate.—

ii. Whether the Association ever applied for registration under the Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976, if so, —
a. the date of submission of application for registration;
b. the number and date of the last communication, if any, received
from the Ministry;
c. whether registration was refused;
d. whether application for registration is till pending
iii. whether the Association has close links with another association, or its
unit or branch which has been —
a. refused registration under the Act;
b. prohibited from accepting foreign contribution
Please furnish,—

ii. details of the activities of the Association during the past three years,
iii. copies of the audited statement of accounts of the Association for the
past three years.
iv. details of the area(s) of operation.
Please indicate whether the Association has been specified as an organisation of a
political nature, not being a political party, under section 5 of the Act. If so, the
details of the notification should be furnished.
Please indicate,—

ii. the name and address of the branch of the bank through which the
foreign contribution shall be received;
 iii. Please specify the account number in the said branch of the bank.

9A. Whether a recommendation certificate from the competent authority is

attached (Yes/No).

10. Any other information which the Association may like to furnish.

Yours faithfully,
Chief Functionary for and on behalf of the Association (Name of Association)

DECLARATION AND UNDERTAKING

The Association named hereinabove affirms that the information furnished above is
correct and undertakes:—

i. to inform the Central Government (Ministry of Home Affairs) within thirty days,
if any, change takes place in regard to the name of the Association, its
address, its registration, its nature, its aims and objects with documentary
evidence effecting the change;
ii. to obtain prior permission for change of office bearer(s), if, at any point of time
such change causes replacement of 50% or more of the office bearers as were
mentioned in the application for registration under the Foreign Contribution
(Regulation) Act, 1976 and undertakes further not to accept any foreign
contributions except with prior permission till the permission to replace the
office-bearer(s) has been granted;
iii. not to change the bank or branch of the bank without prior permission of the
Central Government. The reasons for change of bank or branch of the bank
shall have to be relevant and justifiable; and
iv. not to accept any foreign contribution unless it has obtained either the
registration number, as applied for hereinabove, or prior permission of the
Central Government under sub-section (1A) of section 6 of the Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976.

(Chief Functionary)
for and on behalf of the Association (Name of the Association)

Note :

i. The receipt of application for registration is not a commitment for grant of

registration by the Central Government.
ii. An incomplete application; i.e., without the required
documents/details/explanations is likely to be rejected summarily;
iii. In case the space provided against any column is insufficient separate sheets
should be attached; and

Please use Capital letters.

1[Certificate

1. This is to certify that the .............................. (Name of the Association) having

its registered office at ............... (Address) has been engaged in economic,
educational, cultural, religious, social activities in the ............. (District)
of .............. (State) for the last ............ years.
2. It has undertaken commendable welfare activities in the area and has incurred
 substantial expenditure (excluding administrative expenditure) amounting
to ......... (Amount in rupees) during the last three years on its chosen ......
(Economic, Education, Cultural, Religious and Social) field of activity.
3. The antecedents of the organisation have been verified and there is nothing
adverse against them
4. Grant of registration to the aforesaid Association to accept foreign contribution
under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 is recommended.

** (Recommending Authority)

(With Seal)

* Strike out whatever is not applicable.

** Any concerned
(1) Collector of District
(2) Department of the State Government
(3) Ministry/Department of the Government of India]
(To be submitted in triplicate) (This form has been last modified on 24-1-2000)

CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS FORMED BY REGISTERING AS A COMPANY U/S.

25 OF THE COMPANIES ACT

POINTS TO BE COVERED UNDER MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

AND ARTICLE OF ASSOCIATION

I. Memorandum of Association is
1. Name of the Company is ______
2. The Registered office of the Co. will be situated in the state of
_____________
3. Objects
a. Main objects of the Co. to be perused on incorporation.
b. Objects incidential or ancillary to the attainment of the main
objects
c. Other objects if any.
4. The objects of the Co. extend to the whole of India and all other
countries of the world.
5. Distribution of Income and Property of Company.
6. Alteration of MOA & AOA.
7. Liability of the members is limited.
8. Contribution of members in the event of winding up.
9. Accounts and Audit.
10. Distribution of surplus amount on winding up.

We, the several persons whose names, addresses, descriptions and

occupations are hereupto subscribed are desirous of being formed into a
company not for profit, in pursuance of this M.O.A.

Name, Address Description Signature of Signature, Name, Address,

& Description & occupation of
Occupation of the Subscribers witness.
 Subscribers

Place :
Date :

II. Article of Association :

a. Interpretation
b. Members including appointment and cessation
c. Annual Budget and Subscription
d. Copies of Memorandum & Articles to be sent to members
e. Borrowing powers
f. Meeting of members
g. Meeting of Board of Directors
h. Minutes
i. Registers
j. Powers of Board of Directors
k. Remuneration to Directors
l. Administration
m. The Seal
n. Books and Documents
o. Accounts and Balance Sheets
p. Audit
q. Documents and Notices
r. Indemnity
s. Winding up.

We, the several persons whose names, addresses, descriptions and

occupations are hereupto subscribed are desirous of being formed into a
company not for profit, in pursuance of this M.O.A.

Name, Address Description Signature of Signature, Name, Address,

& Description & occupation of
Occupation of the Subscribers witness.
Subscribers

Place :

Date :

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