GUJARAT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1961

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S.1 Short title extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Registrar and other officers and their powers

S.4 Societies which may be registered

S.5 Registration with limited or unlimited liability

S.6 Conditions of Registration

S.7 Power to exempt societies from conditions as to registration

S.8 Application for Registration

S.9 Registration and provisional registration, Certificate of Registration

S.10 Register of societies

S.11 Power of Registrar to decide certain questions

S.12 Classification of societies

S.13 Amendments of bye-laws of societies

S.14 Power to direct amendment of by-laws

S.15 Change of name

S.16 Change of liability

S.17 Amalgamation, transfer, division or conversion of societies

S.17(A) Power to direct amalgamation and re-organisation of societies in public interest, etc.

S.18 Cancellation of registration of amalgamated, divided or converted societies

S.19 Reconstruction of societies

S.20 Cancellation of registration

S.21 Partnership of societies

S.22 Person who may become member

S.23 Removal from membership in certain circumstances

S.24 Open membership

S.25 Nominal associate and sympathiser member

S.26 Cessation of membership

S.27 No right of membership to be exercised till due payments are made

S.28 Voting powers of members

S.29 Restrictions of holding on shares

S.30 Restrictions on transfer of share or interest

S.31 Transfer of interest on death of member

S.32 Share or interest not liable to attachment

S.33 Rights of members to see books etc.

S.34 Liability of person who has ceased to be member

S.35 Insolvency of members

S.36 Expulsion of members

S.37 Societies to be bodies corporate

S.38 Address of societies

S.39 Register of members

S.40 Copy of Act, etc., to be open to inspection

S.41 Admissibility of copy of entry as evidence

S.42 Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments relating to shares and debentures of society

S.43 Power to exempt from taxation

S.44 Restriction on borrowings

S.45 Restrictions on making loans

S.46 Restrictions on other transactions with non-members

S.47 Change and set-off in respect of share or interest of member

S.48 Prior claim of society

S.49 Charge on immovable property of members borrowing from certain societies

S.50 Deduction from salary to meet society's claim in certain cases

S.51 Direct partnership of State Government in societies

S.52 Indirect partnership of State Government in societies

S.53 Principal State Partnership Fund

S.54 Subsidiary State Partnership Fund

S.55 Approval of State Government for purchase of shares

S.56 Liability to be limited in respect of certain shares

S.57 Restriction on amount of dividend

S.58 Indemnity of Apex and Central Societies

S.59 Disposal of share capital and dividend, etc.

S.61 Principal or Subsidiary State Partnership Fund not to form part of assets

S.62 Agreement by State Government and Apex Societies

S.63 Other form of State aid to societies

S.64 Provisions of this Chapter to override other laws

S.65 Fund not to be divided

S.66 Appropriation of profits

S.67 Reserve Fund

S.68 Restriction on dividend

S.69 Contribution to Education Fund of Gujarat State Co-operative Union

S.70 Contribution to public purposes

S.71 Investment of Funds

S.72 Employees provident Fund

S.73 Final authority of society

S.74 Committee, its powers and functions

S.74(A) Disqualification for being designated officer simultaneously of certain specified societies or for being designated officer of the same society, for more than six years

S.74(b) Reservation of seats on committees of certain societies, for Scheduled Castes and Trines and small and marginal farmers

S.74(c) Provision for conduct of elections committees and officers of certain societies and term of office of members of such committees

S.74(d) Appointment of custodian in certain circumstances

S.75 Handing over records and property to new Chairman on election

S.75(a) Restriction on rates of sitting fees and travelling and daily allowances of members of Committee