(1)

Every society which does, or can, derive a profit from its transactions, shall maintain a reserve fund.

(2)

Atleast one-fourth of the net profits of the society each year, shall be carried to the reserve fund; and such reserve fund may be used in the business of the society or may, subject to the provisions of Section 71, be invested, as the State Government may by general or special order direct, or may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, be used in part for some public purpose likely to promote the objects of this Act, or for some such purpose of the State, or of local interest :

Provided that if the Registrar is satisfied that financial condition of the society is such that it is unable to carry to its reserve fund an amount upto the aforesaid limit of one-fourth of its net profits, he may by order in writing for such period as he may specify in the order, fix for the society a limit lower than the aforesaid limit but not lower than one-tenth of its net profits.

(3)

Where the reserve fund of a society exceeds its authorised share capital, then, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the society may, with the previous permission of the Registrar carry to its reserve fund each year an amount which may be less than one-fourth but not less than one-tenth of its net profits.