UTTAR PRADESH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1965

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S.1 Short title extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Registrar

S.4 Societies which may be registered

S.5 Registration with limited or unlimited liability

S.6 Application for registration

S.7 Registration

S.8 Registration certificate

S.9 Co-operative societies to be bodies corporate

S.10 Change of name of co-operative society

S.11 Change of liabilities

S.12 Amendment of bye-laws of co-operative society

S.13 When amendment of bye-laws come into force

S.14 Power to direct amendments in bye-laws

S.15 Amalgamation and merger of co-operative societies

S.16 Division of co-operative society

S.17 Persons who may be members of a co-operative society

S.18 Classes of members

S.19 Member not to exercise right till due payment made

S.20 Vote of members

S.21 Manner of exercising vote

S.22 Restriction on holding of shares

S.23 Restrictions on transfers of shares of interest

S.24 Transfer of interest on death of members

S.25 Liability of past member and estate of deceased member

S.26-A Universal membership for primary agricultural societies

S.26 Admission to and withdrawal from membership

S.27 Removal or expulsion of member by a society or the Registrar

S.28 Final authority in co-operative society

S.29-A A Special provision for Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Societies, Central Co-operative Banks and Apex Bank

S.29 Committee of management

S.30 Chairman

S.30-A Motion of nonconfidence against Chairman or Vice-Chairman

S.31-A Appointment of Managing Director instead of Secretary for Apex Societies

S.31 The Secretary his emoluments and functions

S.32 Annual general meeting

S.33 Other general meeting

S.34 Nominees of the Government on the Committee of management

S.35 Supersession or suspension of Committee of Management

S.36 Securing possession of record etc

S.37 Registrar’s emergency powers to seize records etc.

S.38 Removal of an officer of a co-operative society

S.39 First charge of cooperative society on certain assets

S.40 Deduction from salary to meet society’s claim in certain cases

S.41 Charge and set-off in respect of shares of interest of members in the capital of a co-operative society

S.42 Share of interest not liable to attachment

S.43 Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments

S.44 Promotion of Co-operative Movement by Government

S.45 Principal State partnership Fund

S.46 Subsidiary State Partnership Fund

S.47 Approval of State Government for purchase of shares

S.48 Liability to be limited in respect of certain shares

S.49 Restrictions on amount of dividend

S.50 Indemnity of apex and central societies

S.51 Disposal of share capital and dividends etc.

S.52 Disposal of Principal State Partnership Fund and Subsidiary State Partnership Fund on winding up of an apex or a central society

S.53 Principal State Partnership fund and Subsidiary State Partnership Fund not to form part of the assets

S.54 Terms and conditions for providing moneys

S.55 Other forms of State-aid to cooperative societies

S.56 Provisions of this Chapter to override other laws

S.57 Fund not to be divided

S.58 Disposal of net profits

S.59 Investment of funds

S.60 Restriction of borrow in

S.61 Restrictions on loan

S.62 Restrictions on other transactions with nonmembers

S.63 Contributory Provident Fund

S.64 Audit

S.65 Inquiry by the Registrar

S.66 Inspection books and property of a co-operative society

S.67 Costs of inquiry

S.68 Surcharge

S.69 Registrar’s power to order remedying of defects

S.70 Disputes which may be referred to arbitration

S.71-A Powers of creditor society against debtor society and its members

S.71 Reference of dispute to arbitration

S.72 Winding up of co-operative societies

S.73 Liquidator

S.74 Power of liquidator

S.75 Bar of suit in winding up and dissolution matters