INTRODUCTION 1
PREAMBLE 20
CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY
Short title, extent and commencement 40
Definitions 46
CHAPTER II : REGISTRATION OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
Registrar 73
Societies which may be registered 84
Registration with limited or unlimited liability 89
Application for registration 90
Registration 98
Registration certificate 100
Co-operative Societies to be bodies corporate 102
Change of name of co-operative society 109
Change of liabilities 110
Amendment of bye-laws of a co-operative society 113
When amendments of bye-laws come into force 118
Power to direct amendments in bye-laws 118
Amalgamation and merger of co-operative societies 124
Division of co-operative societies 129
CHAPTER III MEMBERS OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND THEIR RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES
Persons who may be members of a co-operative society 133
Classes of members 138
Member not to exercise right till due payment made 140
Vote of members 142
Manner of exercising vote 147
Restriction on holding of shares 147
Restrictions on transfer of shares or interest 149
Transfer of interest on death of member 151
Liability of past member and estate of deceased member 157
Admission to and withdrawal from membership 163
Universal membership for primary agricultural credit society 165
Removal or expulsion of a member by a society or the
Registrar 167
CHAPTER IV : MANAGEMENT OF SOCIETIES
Final authority in co-operative society 173
Committee of Management 177
Chairman 202
The Secretary, his emoluments and functions 207
Appointment of Managing Director instead of
Secretary for apex societies 212
Annual general meeting 216
Other general meetings 224
Nominees of the Government on the Committee of
Management 225
Supersession or suspension of committee of management 231
Securing possession of records, etc. 244
Registrar's emergency powers to seize records, etc. 246
Removal of an officer of a co-operative society 248
CHAPTER V : PRIVILEGES OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
First charge of co-operative society on certain assets 250
Deduction from salary to meet society's claim in certain cases 258
Charge and set-off in respect of shares or interest of members
in the capital of a co-operative society 261
Share or interest not liable to attachment 263
Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments 264
CHAPTER VI : STATE AID TO CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
Promotion of co-operative movement by Government 266
Principal State Partnership Fund 270
Subsidiary State Partnership Fund 272
Approval of State Government for purchase of shares 273
Liability to be limited in respect of certain shares 274
Restrictions on amount of dividend 274
Indemnity of apex and central societies 275
Disposal of share capital and dividends, etc. 275
Disposal of Principal State Partnership Fund and Subsidiary
State Partnership Fund on winding up of an apex or
central society 276
Principal State Partnership Fund and Subsidiary State
Partnership Fund
not to form part of the assets 277
Terms and conditions for providing moneys 277
Other forms of State aid to co-operative societies 277
Provisions of this Chapter to override other laws 282
CHAPTER VII : PROPERTIES AND FUNDS OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
Fund not to be divided 282
Disposal of net profits 283
Investment of funds 287
Restrictions on borrowings 288/3
Restrictions on loans 288/4
Restrictions on other transactions with non-members 288/8
Contributory Provident Fund 288/9
CHAPTER VIII : AUDIT, INQUIRY, INSPECTION AND SURCHARGE
Audit 288/11
Inquiry by Registrar 288/16
Inspection of books and property of a co-operative society 291
Costs of inquiry 294
Surcharge 295
Registrar's power to order remedying of defects 298
CHAPTER IX : SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
Disputes which may be referred to arbitration 299
Reference of dispute to arbitration 350
Powers of creditor society against debtor society
and its members 365
CHAPTER X : WINDING UP AND DISSOLUTION OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
Winding up of co-operative societies 367
Liquidator 371
Power of Liquidator 375
Bar of suit in winding up and dissolution matters 396
Cancellation of registration of a co-operative society 404
CHAPTER XI : CO-OPERATIVE FARMING SOCIETIES
Registration of Co-operative Farming Societies 406
Certain requirements of registration 409
Consequences of registration 409
Lunacy of members 412
Admission of new members 413
Effect of cessation of membership 414
Heirs entitled to become members of the co-operative
farming society 416
Consolidation of land held by a co-operative farming society 416
Distribution of profit 418
Power of a co-operative farming society to raise loan on
the mortgage
of land held by it 419
Concessions and facilities for co-operative farming societies 420
Power to make rules 420
Definitions 421
Provisions of Chapter to prevail over other laws 422
CHAPTER XI-A : INSURED CO-OPERATIVE BANKS
Interpretation 422
Special provisions applicable to insured Co-operative Banks 424
CHAPTER XII : EXECUTIONS OF AWARDS AND ORDERS
Enforcement of charge 428
Execution of certain orders and awards 431
Registrar or person empowered by him to be a civil court for
certain purposes 446
Attachment of property before award or order 447
Recovery of sums due to Government 448
Special provision for recovery of certain dues of
agricultural society 449
CHAPTER XIII : APPEAL AND REVIEW
Co-operative Tribunal 451
Appeal against awards of Registrar 453
Appeal against the awards, orders and decisions 453
Review of order of appellate authority 461
Interim orders 463
Transfer of appeals 464
Finality of orders and decisions 465
CHAPTER XIV : OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Offences and penalties under the Act 466
Penalty for contravention of Section 8 or Section 106 472
Compounding of offences 473
Cognizance of offences 473
CHAPTER XV : MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Prohibition against the use of word ''lgdkjh or Co-operative'' 476
Address of co-operative Society 477
Copy of Act, rules and bye-laws to be open to inspection 478
Powers of civil court to tribunals, arbitrators and others in
certain matters 478
Exemption from Indian Limitation Act, 1963 480
Bar of jurisdiction of court 480
Power to exempt society from conditions of registration 481
Power to exempt class of societies 482
Register of members 483
Proof of the entries in books of co-operative societies 484
Service of notice under the Act 487
Notice necessary in suits 488
Control of expenditure in litigation in certain cases 489
Acts of co-operative societies not to be invalidated by
certain defects 490
Indemnity 491
Qualifications for appointment as secretary, manager, etc. of
co-operative societies 491
Power of Registrar to determine terms of employment
of society 492
Authority to control employees of co-operative societies 492
Centralisation of certain services 496
Constitution or recognition of co-operative federal authority to
supervise working of co-operative societies 498
Registrar and other officers to be public servants 501
Powers of Registrar to direct amalgamation or merger of
co-operative societies 504
Power of Registrar to direct division of a co-operative society
into two or more co-operative societies 506
Writing off of non-recoverable assets 507
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 508
Registrar's power to permit a co-operative society to function as a
Land Development Bank 510
Power to make rules 510
Provisions in regard to existing societies and their bye-laws 516
Other provisions in regard to existing societies 519
Power to remove difficulties 520
Repeals, amendment and construction of enactments 521
Certain Acts not to apply to co-operative societies 523
APPENDICES
U.P. Co-operative Societies Rules, 1968 525
U.P. Co-operative Societies Employees' Service
Regulations, 1975 655
U.P. Co-operative Banks Centralised Service Rules, 1976 688
U.P. Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Societies Centralised
Service Rules, 1976 692
U.P. Co-operative Department Accounts (Non-Gazetted) Service
Rules, 1977 703
U.P. Co-operative Department Group III Subordinate Service
Rules, 1977 713
U.P. Co-operative Consumer's Stores Centralised Service
Rules, 1979 721
U.P. Co-operative Service Rules, 1979 726
U.P. Co-operative Processing Units and Cold Storages Centralised
Service Rules, 1981 754
U.P. Regularization of Ad Hoc appointments (On Posts belonging to
Co-operative Societies Centralised Service) Rules, 1985 809
Notifications 760
U.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1965
SUBJECT INDEX 813