Section 5: Restrictions on registration.

No society other than a federal society shall be registered under this Act unless it consists of at least ten persons (each of such persons being a member of different family), who are qualified to be members under this Act and who reside in the area of operation of the society.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section the expression “member of a family” means wife, husband, father, mother, grand-father, grand-mother, step-father, step-mother, son, unmarried daughter, unmarried step-daughter, step-son, grand-son, unmarried grand-daughter, unmarried sister, unmarried half-sister, brother, half-brother and wife of brother or half-brother.