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THE UTTAR PRADESH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1965

उत्तर प्रदेश सहकारी समिति अधिनियम, 1965

Uttar Pradesh
Act number
11 of 1966
Department
Cooperative
Enacted
15 Apr 1966

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153 sections

  1. Section 1Short title extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Registrar
  4. Section 4Societies which may be registered
  5. Section 5Registration with limited or unlimited liability
  6. Section 6Application for registration
  7. Section 7Registration
  8. Section 8Registration certificate
  9. Section 9Co-operative societies to be bodies corporate
  10. Section 10Change of name of co-operative society
  11. Section 11Change of liabilities
  12. Section 12Amendment of bye-laws of co-operative society
  13. Section 13When amendment of bye-laws come into force
  14. Section 14Power to direct amendments in bye-laws
  15. Section 15Amalgamation and merger of co-operative societies
  16. Section 16Division of co-operative society
  17. Section 17Persons who may be members of a co-operative society
  18. Section 18Classes of members
  19. Section 19Member not to exercise right till due payment made
  20. Section 20Vote of members
  21. Section 21Manner of exercising vote
  22. Section 22Restriction on holding of shares
  23. Section 23Restrictions on transfers of shares of interest
  24. Section 24Transfer of interest on death of members
  25. Section 25Liability of past member and estate of deceased member
  26. Section 26Admission to and withdrawal from membership
  27. Section 26-AUniversal membership for primary agricultural societies
  28. Section 27Removal or expulsion of member by a society or the Registrar
  29. Section 28Final authority in co-operative society
  30. Section 29Committee of management
  31. Section 29-AA Special provision for Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Societies, Central Co-operative Banks and Apex Bank
  32. Section 30Chairman
  33. Section 30-AMotion of nonconfidence against Chairman or Vice-Chairman
  34. Section 31The Secretary his emoluments and functions
  35. Section 31-AAppointment of Managing Director instead of Secretary for Apex Societies
  36. Section 32Annual general meeting
  37. Section 33Other general meeting
  38. Section 34Nominees of the Government on the Committee of management
  39. Section 35Supersession or suspension of Committee of Management
  40. Section 36Securing possession of record etc
  41. Section 37Registrar’s emergency powers to seize records etc.
  42. Section 38Removal of an officer of a co-operative society
  43. Section 39First charge of cooperative society on certain assets
  44. Section 40Deduction from salary to meet society’s claim in certain cases
  45. Section 41Charge and set-off in respect of shares of interest of members in the capital of a co-operative society
  46. Section 42Share of interest not liable to attachment
  47. Section 43Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments
  48. Section 44Promotion of Co-operative Movement by Government
  49. Section 45Principal State partnership Fund
  50. Section 46Subsidiary State Partnership Fund
  51. Section 47Approval of State Government for purchase of shares
  52. Section 48Liability to be limited in respect of certain shares
  53. Section 49Restrictions on amount of dividend
  54. Section 50Indemnity of apex and central societies
  55. Section 51Disposal of share capital and dividends etc.
  56. Section 52Disposal of Principal State Partnership Fund and Subsidiary State Partnership Fund on winding up of an apex or a central society
  57. Section 53Principal State Partnership fund and Subsidiary State Partnership Fund not to form part of the assets
  58. Section 54Terms and conditions for providing moneys
  59. Section 55Other forms of State-aid to cooperative societies
  60. Section 56Provisions of this Chapter to override other laws
  61. Section 57Fund not to be divided
  62. Section 58Disposal of net profits
  63. Section 59Investment of funds
  64. Section 60Restriction of borrow in
  65. Section 61Restrictions on loan
  66. Section 62Restrictions on other transactions with nonmembers
  67. Section 63Contributory Provident Fund
  68. Section 64Audit
  69. Section 65Inquiry by the Registrar
  70. Section 66Inspection books and property of a co-operative society
  71. Section 67Costs of inquiry
  72. Section 68Surcharge
  73. Section 69Registrar’s power to order remedying of defects
  74. Section 70Disputes which may be referred to arbitration
  75. Section 71Reference of dispute to arbitration
  76. Section 71-APowers of creditor society against debtor society and its members
  77. Section 72Winding up of co-operative societies
  78. Section 73Liquidator
  79. Section 74Power of liquidator
  80. Section 75Bar of suit in winding up and dissolution matters
  81. Section 76Cancellation of registration of a co-operative society
  82. Section 77Registration of co-operative farming societies
  83. Section 78Certain requirements of registration
  84. Section 79Consequences of registration
  85. Section 80Lunacy of member
  86. Section 81Admission of new members
  87. Section 82Effect of cessation of membership
  88. Section 83Heirs entitled to become members of the cooperative farming society U. P. Act I 1951
  89. Section 84Consolidation of the land held by the co-operative farming society
  90. Section 85Distribution of profit
  91. Section 86Power of a co-operative farming society to raise loan on the mortgage of loan held by it
  92. Section 87Concessions and facilities for co-operative farming societies
  93. Section 88Power to make rules
  94. Section 89Definitions U. P. Act No. 1 of 1951
  95. Section 90Provisions of chapter to prevail over other law
  96. Section 90-AInterpretations Act No. 47 of 1961
  97. Section 90-BSpecial provisions applicable to insured cooperative banks
  98. Section 90-C(no heading)
  99. Section 91Enforcement of charge
  100. Section 92Execution of certain orders and awards
  101. Section 92-AAppointment of Amins and other staff
  102. Section 92-BCo-operative Collection Fund
  103. Section 93Registrar or person empowered by him to be a civil court for certain purposes
  104. Section 94Attachment of property before award or order
  105. Section 95Recover of sums due to Government
  106. Section 95-ASpecial provision for recovery of certain dues of agricultural society
  107. Section 96Co-operative Tribunal
  108. Section 97Appeals against awards of Registrar
  109. Section 98The awards orders and decisions Appeal against
  110. Section 99Review of order of appellate authority
  111. Section 100Interim orders
  112. Section 101Transfer of appeals
  113. Section 102Finality of orders and decisions
  114. Section 103Offence and penalties under the Act
  115. Section 104Penalty for contravention of section 8 or section 106
  116. Section 104-ACompound of offences
  117. Section 105Cognizance of offence
  118. Section 106Prohibition against the use of word Sahkari or Co-operative
  119. Section 106-AProhibition of use of certain words by a society other than a bank
  120. Section 107Address of co-operative society
  121. Section 108Copies of Act etc. to be open for inspection
  122. Section 109Powers of civil court to Tribunals, arbitrators others in certain matters
  123. Section 110Exemption from Indian Limitation Act, 1963
  124. Section 111Bar of jurisdiction of court
  125. Section 112Power to exempt society from conditions of registration
  126. Section 113Filling of returns
  127. Section 114Register of members
  128. Section 115Proof of the entries in books of co-operative societies
  129. Section 115-APass-Book to members
  130. Section 116Service of notice under the Act
  131. Section 117Notice necessary in suite
  132. Section 117-AControl of expenditure on litigation in certain cases
  133. Section 118Acts of cooperative societies not to be invalidated by certain defects
  134. Section 119Indemnity U. P. Act no. XVI of 1964
  135. Section 120Qualifications, for appointment as secretary manager, etc. of cooperative societies
  136. Section 121Power of Registrar to determine terms of employment of society
  137. Section 122Authority to control employees of co-operative societies
  138. Section 122-ACentralization of certain services
  139. Section 123Constitution or recognition of co-operative federal authority to supervise working of cooperative societies
  140. Section 123-AFunctions of apex society
  141. Section 124Registrar and other officers to be public servants Act XLV of 1860
  142. Section 125Powers of Registrar to direct amalgamation or merger of co-operative societies
  143. Section 125-ASpecial provision in respect of cooperative sugar mills
  144. Section 126Power of registrar to direct division of co-operative society in to two or more co-operative societies
  145. Section 127Writing off of non-recoverable assets
  146. Section 128Registrars power to annul resolution of cooperative society or cancel order passed by an officer of a co-operative society in certain cases
  147. Section 129Registrars power to permit a co-operative society to function as a Land Development Bank
  148. Section 130Power to make rules
  149. Section 131Provisions in regard to existing societies and their bye-laws Act X of 1904
  150. Section 132Other provisions in regard to existing societies Act No. II of 1912
  151. Section 133Power to remove difficulties
  152. Section 134Repeals, amendment and construction of enactments U. P. Act No. II of 1904
  153. Section 135Certain Acts to apply to co-operative societies U. P. Act XIV of 1947 U. P. Act XXVIII of 1947