P L Malik Handbook of U.P. Co-Operative Societies Act and Rules alongwith Service Rules and Notifications

U.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1965

CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY

1.   Short title, extent and commencement

2.   Definitions

CHAPTER II: REGISTRATION OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

1.   Registrar

2.   Societies which may be registered

3.   Registration with limited or unlimited liability

4.   Application for registration

5.   Registration

6.   Registration certificate

7.   Co-operative societies to be bodies corporate

8.   Change of name of co-operative society

9.   Change of liabilities

10. Amendment of bylaws of a co-operative society

11.When amendments of bylaws come into force

12.Power to direct amendments in byelaws

13.Amalgamation and merger of co-operative societies

14.Division of co-operative societies

CHAPTER III: MEMBERS OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND THEIR RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES

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

2.   Classes of members

3.   Member not to exercise right till due payment made

4.   Vote of members

5.   Manner of exercising vote

6.   Restriction on holding of shares

7.   Restrictions on transfer of shares or interest

8.   Transfer of interest on death of member

9.   Liability of past member and estate of deceased member

10. Admission to and withdrawal from membership

11.Universal membership for primary agricultural credit society

12.Removal or expulsion of a member by a society or the Registrar

CHAPTER IV : MANAGEMENT OF SOCIETIES

1.   Final authority in co-operative society

2.   Committee of Management

3.   Chairman

4.   The Secretary, his emoluments and functions

5.   Appointment of Managing Director instead of Secretary for Apex Societies

6.   Annual general meeting

7.   Other general meeting

8.  Nominees of the Government on the Committee of the Management

9.   Supersession or suspension of Committee of Management

10. Securing possession of the records, etc.

11.Registrar's emergency powers to seize records, etc.

12.Removal of an officer of a co-operative society

CHAPTER V : PRIVILEGES OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

1.   First charge of co-operative society on certain assets

2.   Deduction from salary to meet society's claim in certain cases

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

4.   Share or interest not liable to attachment

5.   Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments

CHAPTER VI: STATE AID TO CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

1.   Promotion of co-operative movement by Government

2.   Principal State Partnership Fund

3.   Subsidiary State Partnership Fund

4.   Approval of State Government for the purchase of shares

5.   Liability to be limited in respect of certain shares

6.   Restrictions on amount of dividend

7.   Indemnity of apex and central societies

8.   Disposal of share capital and dividends, etc.

9.   Disposal of Principal State Partnership Fund and

10. Subsidiary State Partnership Fund on winding up of an apex or a central society

11.Principal State Partnership Fund and Subsidiary

12.State Partnership Fund not to form part of the assets

13.Terms and conditions for providing moneys

14.Other forms of State aid to co-operative societies

15.Provisions of this Chapter to override other laws

CHAPTER VII: PROPERTIES AND FUNDS OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

1.   Fund not to be divided

2.   Disposal of net profits

3.   Investment of funds

4.   Restrictions on borrowings

5.   Restrictions on loans

6.   Restrictions on other transactions with non-members

7.   Contributory Provident Fund

CHAPTER VIII: AUDIT, INQUIRY, INSPECTION AND SURCHARGE

1.   Audit

2.   Inquiry by Registrar

3.   Inspection of books and property of a co-operative society

4.   Costs of inquiry

5.   Surcharge

6.   Registrar's power to order remedying of defects

CHAPTER IX: SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

1.   Disputes which may be referred to arbitration

2.   Reference of dispute to arbitration

3.   Powers of creditor-society against debtor-society and its members

CHAPTER X: WINDING UP AND DISSOLUTION OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

1.   Winding up of co-operative societies

2.   Liquidator

3.   Power of Liquidator

4.   Bar of suit in winding up and dissolution matters

5.   Cancellation of registration of a co-operative society

CHAPTER XI: CO-OPERATIVE FARMING SOCIETIES

1. Registration of Co-operative Farming Societies

2. Certain requirements of registration

3. Consequences of registration

4. Lunacy of members

5. Admission of new members

6. Effect of cessation of membership

7. Heirs entitled to become members of the co-operative farming society

8. Consolidation of land held by a co-operative farming society

9. Distribution of profit

10. Power of a co-operative farming society to raise loan on the mortgage of land held by it

11. Concessions and facilities for co-operative farming societies

12. Power to make rules

13. Definitions

14. Provisions of Chapter to prevail over other law

CHAPTER XI-A: INSURED CO-OPERATIVE BANKS

1. Interpretation

2. Special provisions applicable to insured Co-operative Banks

CHAPTER XII : EXECUTIONS OF AWARDS AND ORDERS

1. Enforcement of charge

2. Execution of certain orders and awards

3. Registrar or person empowered by him to be a civil court for certain purposes

4. Attachment of property before award or order

5. Recovery of sums due to Government

6. Special provision for recovery of certain dues of agricultural society

CHAPTER XIII : APPEAL AND REVIEW

1. Co-operative Tribunal

2. Appeals against awards of Registrar

3. Appeal against the awards, orders and decisions

4. Review of order of appellate authority

5. Interim orders

6. Transfer of appeals

7. Finality of orders and decisions

CHAPTER XIV : OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

1. Offences and penalties under the Act

2. Penalty for contravention of Section 8 or Section 106

3. Compounding of offences

4. Cognizance of offences

CHAPTER XV : MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

1. Prohibition against the use of word ''Co-operative''

2. Address of co-operative society

3. Copies of Act etc. to be open for inspection

4. Powers of civil court to Tribunals, Arbitrators and others in certain matters

5. Exemption from Indian Limitation Act, 1963

6. Bar of jurisdiction of court

7. Power to exempt society from conditions of registration

8. Register of members

9. Proof of the entries in books of co-operative societies

10. Passbook to members

11. Service of notice under the Act

12. Notice necessary in suits

13. Control of expenditure in litigation in certain cases

14. Acts of co-operative societies not to be invalidated by certain defects

15. Indemnity

16. Qualifications for appointment as secretary, manager, etc. of co-operative societies

17. Power of Registrar to determine terms of employment of society

18. Authority to control employees of co-operative societies

19. Centralisation of certain services

20. Constitution or recognition of co-operative federal

21. authority to supervise working of co-operative societies

22. Functions of apex society

23. Registrar and other officers to be public servants

24. Powers of Registrar to direct amalgamation or merger of co-operative societies

25. Power of Registrar to direct division of a co-operative

26. society into two or more co-operative societies

27. Writing off of non-recoverable assets

28. Registrar's power to annul resolution of a co-operative society or cancel order passed by an officer of a co-operative society in certain cases

29. Registrar's power to permit a co-operative society to function as a Land Development Bank

30. Power to make rules

31. Provisions in regard to existing societies and their bye-laws

32. Other provisions in regard to existing societies

33. Power to remove difficulties

34. Repeals, amendment and construction of enactments

35. Certain Acts not to apply to co-operative societies

Appendex I :  Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Laws

(Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976

Appendex II :  The Uttar Pradesh Co-operative

Societies (Amendment) Act, 1994

Chapter I :  Preliminary

Chapter II :  Registration

Chapter III :  Bye-Laws

Chapter IV :  Procedure regarding amendment of bye-laws

Chapter V :  Membership

Chapter VI :  Shares

Chapter VII :  Constitution of general body of co-operative societies

Chapter VIII :  Meetings

Chapter IX :  Committee of Management

Chapter IX-A :  Committee of Administrators

Chapter X :  Secretary

Chapter XI :  State aid to co-operative societies

Chapter XII :  Properties and funds of co-operative societies

Chapter XIII :  Investment of funds

Chapter XIV :  Restrictions on borrowings

Chapter XV :  Restrictions on lendings

Chapter XVI :  Contributory provident fund

Chapter XVII :  Audit

Chapter XVIII :  Settlement of disputes

Chapter XIX :  Appeals and reviews

Chapter XX :  Winding up and dissolution of Co-operative Societies

Chapter XXI :  Co-Operative Farming Societies

Chapter XXII :  Execution of Awards, Decrees, Orders and Decisions

Chapter XXIII :  Fees and expenses