Civil Society Organizations Act of Bhutan, 2007.

This Act is enacted to provide for the establishment and registration of Civil Society Organizations to strengthen civil society by developing human qualities and rendering humanitarian services.
Civil Society Organizations (CSO) shall refer to associations, societies, foundations, charitable trusts, not-for-profit organizations or other entities that are not part of Government and do not distribute any income or profits to their members, founders, donors, directors or trustees. An independent “Civil Society Organizations Authority”, shall be established. The functions of the Authority include: (a) Prescribe the application form and application procedures for any persons wishing to register a CSO under this Act; (b) Review and approve all applications for registration of CSOs which satisfy the requirements of this Act, within six months after such applications are submitted; etc. Except otherwise exempted by this Act, all CSOs shall register with the Authority under this Act.