Section 77. Registration of co-operative farming societies

(1) Where any ten or more persons- (a) holding bhumidhari or sirdari rights in land in a circle, and desiring to pool it ; or (b) intending together to obtain, in the name of the society land in a circle, by purchase, lease or otherwise ; form a society with the object of jointly using such land for any purpose connected with agriculture, horticulture, sericulture or animal husbandry which includes piggery, pisciculture and poultry farming or for the development of any cottage industry subsidiary to any such purpose along with such purpose, such society (to be hereinafter called a "co-operative farming society") may, if it conforms to the requirements of section 7, and if the bulk of the operations on such land relating to the aforesaid purposes are to be performed by members of the society, be registered under this Act as a farming co-operative society ; Provided that the Registrar may, having regard to the circumstances of any particular case, grant an exemption from the requirement of the land being in one circle and in the case of such exemption, any reference to a circle hereinafter shall be deemed to be reference to the circle in which land held by the members or desired to be obtained lies. (2) The Registrar shall cause a copy of registration certificate and such other documents as may be prescribed, to be forwarded to the Collector for such action, if any, as may be prescribed.