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The Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965

Act ID: 1966

The Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965

"Full text of The Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965"

Table of Contents

153 Sections

Ch.

Sections

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

The Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965

Act ID: 1966

The Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965

"Full text of The Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965"

Table of Contents

153 Sections

Ch.

Sections

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