Act Info:
Preamble1 - CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1912
Section1 - Short title and extent
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - The Registrar
Section4 - Societies which may be registered
Section5 - Restrictions on interest of member of society with limited liability and a share capital
Section6 - Conditions of registration
Section7 - Power of Registrar to decide certain questions
Section8 - Application for registration
Section9 - Registration
Section10 - Evidence of registration
Section11 - Amendment of the by-laws of a registered society
Section12 - Member not to exercise rights till due payment made
Section13 - Votes of members
Section14 - Restrictions on transfer of share or interest
Section15 - Address of societies
Section16 - Copy of Act, rules and by-laws to be open to inspection
Section17 - Audit
Section18 - Societies to be bodies corporate
Section19 - Prior claim of society
Section20 - Charge and set-off in respect of shares or interest of member
Section21 - Share or interest not liable to attachment
Section22 - Transfer of interest on death of members
Section23 - Liability of past member
Section24 - Liability of the estates of deceased member
Section25 - Register of members
Section26 - Proof of entries in societies books
Section27 - Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments relating to shares and debentures of registered society
Section28 - Power to exempt from income-tax, stamp-duty and registration fees
Section29 - Restriction on loans
Section30 - Restrictions on borrowing
Section31 - Restrictions on other transactions with non-members
Section32 - Investment of funds
Section33 - Funds not to be divided by way of profit
Section34 - Contribution to charitable purpose
Section35 - Inquiry by Registrar
Section36 - Inspection of books of indebted society
Section37 - Costs of inquiry
Section38 - Recovery of costs
Section39 - Dissolution
Section40 - Cancellation of registration of society
Section41 - Effect of cancellation of registration
Section42 - Winding up
Section43 - Rules
Section44 - Recovery of sums due to Government
Section45 - Power to exempt societies from conditions as to registration
Section46 - Power to exempt registered societies from provisions of the Act
Section47 - Prohibition of the use of the word "co-operative"
Section48 - Indian Companies Act, 1882, not to apply
Section49 - Saving of existing societies
Section50 - Repealed