MADHYA PRADESH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1960

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Registrar and other officers

S.4 Societies which may be registered

S.5 Registration of societies with limited or unlimited liability

S.6 Conditions of registration

S.7 Application for registration

S.8 Power of Registrar to decide certain questions

S.9 Registration

S.10 Classification of Societies

S.11 Amendment of bye-laws of a society

S.12 Power to direct amendment of bye-laws

S.13 Change of name

S.14 Certain certificates to be conclusive evidence

S.15 Change of liability of society from limited to unlimited or vice-versa

S.16 Reorganization of Societies

S.16(a) Collaboration by Societies

S.16(b) Partnership of societies

S.17 Compromise or arrangement for repayment of liabilities and reconstruction of societies

S.17(a) Action and liability of Banks under moratorium

S.17(b) Liability of new Bank to repay to the Deposit Insurance Corporation

S.18 Cancellation of registration

S.18(a) De-registration of Societies

S.19 Persons who may become members

S.19(a) Disqualifications of member

S.19(a)(a) Disqualification for membership of committee and for representation

S.19(b) Effect of subsequent disabilities

S.19(c) Expulsion of members

S.19(d) [Omitted]

S.20 Nominal members

S.21 No rights of membership to be exercised till due payments are made

S.22 Votes of members

S.23 Manner of exercising vote

S.24 Restriction on holding of share capital by a member

S.25 Restrictions on transfer of shares or interest

S.26 Transfer of interest on death of member

S.27 Share or deposit or interest not liable to attachment

S.28 Rights of members to see books, etc.

S.29 Liability of a past member or estate of deceased member

S.30 Insolvency of members

S.31 Societies to be bodies corporate

S.32 Address of society and display of name

S.33 Register of members

S.34 Proof of entries in society's books

S.34(a) Societies to give pass books to member

S.35 Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments

S.36 Borrowings

S.37 Restrictions on loans

S.37(a) Society not to recover or receive interest greater than the Principal from members belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

S.37(b) Society not to recover or receive interest greater than the Principal

S.38 Restrictions on other transactions with non-members

S.39 Charge and set-off in respect of share or interest of members

S.40 Prior claim of society on certain assets

S.41 First charge of co-operative societies on certain assets

S.41(a) Right of society to acquire and dispose of immovable property

S.42 Deduction from salary to meet society's claim in certain cases

S.43 Funds and profits

S.43(a) Appropriation of profits

S.43(b) Liability for deficit

S.44 Investment of funds

S.45 Grant of State aid to societies

S.46 Employees' Provident Fund

S.47 Power to direct affiliation to Federal Society

S.47(a) Apex Society

S.48 Final authority in society

S.48(a) Disqualifications for holding specified office

S.48(b) Representatives and Delegates

S.48(c) Powers of committee

S.49 Annual General Meeting

S.49(a) [Omitted]

S.49(b) Annulment of proceedings of society by successor committee

S.49(c) Government's powers to give directions in public interest, etc.

S.49(d) Registrar's power to give directions to make regulations

S.49(e) Appointment of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in certain circumstances

S.50 Special General Meeting

S.50(a) Disqualification for being candidate or voter for election to committee or representative or delegate of society

S.50(a)(a) [Omitted]

S.51 Validation of acts

S.52 Power to appoint Government nominees

S.52(a) [Omitted]