An Act to amend the Law relating to Co-operative Societies.
The Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 has 50 sections in 1 chapter, amended 7 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.
The Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 PDF
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All sections of the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912
- Section 1 – Short title and extent
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – The Registrar
- Section 4 – Societies which may be registered
- Section 5 – Restrictions on interest of member of society with limited liability and a share capital
- Section 6 – Conditions of registration
- Section 7 – Power of Registrar to decide certain questions
- Section 8 – Application for registration
- Section 9 – Registration
- Section 10 – Evidence of registration
- Section 11 – Amendment of the by-laws of a registered society
- Section 12 – Member not to exercise rights till due payment made
- Section 13 – Votes of members
- Section 14 – Restrictions on transfer of share or interest
- Section 15 – Address of societies
- Section 16 – Copy of Act, rules and by-laws to be open to inspection
- Section 17 – Audit
- Section 18 – Societies to be bodies corporate
- Section 19 – Prior claim of society
- Section 20 – Charge and set-off in respect of shares or interest of member
- Section 21 – Shares or interest not liable to attachment
- Section 22 – Transfer of interest on death of member
- Section 23 – Liability of past member
- Section 24 – Liability of the estates of deceased members
- Section 25 – Register of members
- Section 26 – Proof of entries in societies’ books
- Section 27 – Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments relating to shares and debentures of registered society
- Section 28 – Power to exempt from income-tax, stamp-duty and registration fees
- Section 29 – Restrictions on loans
- Section 30 – Restrictions on borrowing
- Section 31 – Restrictions on other transactions with non-members
- Section 32 – Investment of funds
- Section 33 – Funds not to be divided by way of profit
- Section 34 – Contribution to charitable purpose
- Section 35 – Inquiry by Registrar
- Section 36 – Inspection of books of indebted society
- Section 37 – Costs of inquiry
- Section 38 – Recovery of costs
- Section 39 – Dissolution
- Section 40 – Cancellation of registration of society
- Section 41 – Effect of cancellation of registration
- Section 42 – Winding-up
- Section 43 – Rules
- Section 44 – Recovery of sums due to Government
- Section 45 – Power to exempt societies from conditions as to registration
- Section 46 – Power to exempt registered societies from provisions of the Act
- Section 47 – Prohibition of the use of the word “co-operative”
- Section 48 – Indian Companies Act, 1882, not to apply
- Section 49 – Saving of existing societies
- Section 50 – [Repealed.] (omitted/repealed)