Section 6: Effect of registration.

(1) The registration of a society shall-
(a) render it as a body corporate by the name under which it is registered, with perpetual succession and a common seal;
(b) vest it with power to-
(i) hold movable and immovable property of any description;
(ii) enter into contracts;
(iii) institute and defend suits and other legal proceedings; and
(iv) do all things necessary for the purpose of its constitution.
(2) The affairs of a registered society shall be administered and managed by a committee appointed by the members for that purpose.