The Bihar Self-Supporting Cooperative Societies Act, 1996
bihar · 1997
- S. 1Added by (Amdt
- S. 2DefinitiOns
- S. 3Cooperative Principles
- S. 4Creation of Bench (1) The functions of the Tribunal shall be exercised by a bench to be constituted by one, two or thre
- S. 5Application for registration
- S. 6Sub-section of Section - 28 o,f the Bihar Act 2 oj /997
- S. 7Amendment in Section - 29 oft/me Bihar Act 2 of 1997
- S. 8Section 8 amends audit requirements for Bihar Co-operative Societies, mandating annual audits by qualified auditors and submission of audit reports to the Registrar.
- S. 9Substitution of Section -35 of the Bihar Act, 2 of /997
- S. 10Amendment of bye-laws
- S. 11Change of liability, transfer of assets and liabilities, division, amalgamation
- S. 12Promotion of subsidiary Organisation
- S. 13Section 13 outlines the process for registering appeals and applications, including examination, rectification of defects, and registration in the Tribunal's registers.
- S. 14Cooperative Union/ Federations
- S. 15Mobilisation of funds
- S. 16Section 16 outlines the distribution of work among tribunal members, specifying single-member hearings and the role of the Chairman in case assignments.
- S. 17Section outlines the procedure for hearing adjournments in cooperative societies, prioritizing applicants and respondents.
- S. 18Disposal of surplus
- S. 19Section 19 allows limited additional evidence in appeals to cooperative societies tribunals under specific circumstances.
- S. 20The section allows the Tribunal to adjourn appeals or applications on its own or at request, with specific procedural requirements for applications.
- S. 21Section 21 outlines the procedure for cases where an appellant or applicant dies during appeal proceedings, requiring legal representative involvement or abating the case.
- S. 22Section allows legal heirs to appeal a tribunal's abatement order if the appellant dies after the order but before the appeal is concluded.
- S. 23Membership
- S. 24Section 24 of the Bihar Self-Supporting Cooperative Societies Act, 1996, prohibits returning filed documents for six weeks post-order, but allows return after six weeks with an undertaking.
- S. 25General Body
- S. 26Board
- S. 27Powers and functions of the board
- S. 28Term of office
- S. 29Elections
- S. 30Meetings
- S. 31Section 31 regulates staff appointments and service conditions for Cooperative Society employees and prohibits government officers from serving in Cooperative Societies post-retirement.
- S. 32Accounts and records to be maintained
- S. 33Audit
- S. 34Section 34 mandates forwarding certified copies of Tribunal judgments to the Registrar of Self-Supporting Cooperative Societies.
- S. 35Filing of Returns
- S. 36Enquiry
- S. 37Power to summon and examine persons and documents
- S. 38Action on Special Audit or Enquiry Report
- S. 39—
- S. 40—
- S. 41Power of the Tribunal to order recovery
- S. 42Offences and penalties
- S. 43Dissolution by members
- S. 44Dissolution by Tribunal
- S. 45Appointment of liquidator
- S. 46Duties of liquidator
- S. 47Powers of liquidator
- S. 48Final Account
- S. 49Fee for services
- S. 50Bar of jurisdiction of COurt
- S. 51Rules
- S. 52Removal of difficulty