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Application for registration. — (1) (i) Where not less than ten individuals each being a member of a different family intend to form a cooperative Society, they, after framing bye-laws for this purpose on the basis of section 3 and in accordance with section 9, may apply for registration under this Act. (ii) Where two or more Cooperative Societies registered under this Act intend to form a central Co-operative Society, they after framing bye-laws for this purpose on the basis of section 3 and in accordance with section 9, may apply for registration under this Act. (iii) Where two of more Cooperative Societies registered under this Act intend to form a Cooperative Federation, they after framing bye-laws for this purpose on the basis of section 3 and in accordance with section 9, may apply for registration under this Act. (iv) Where two of more Cooperative Federation and such Cooperative Societies as are not the members of any Cooperative Federation, intend to form Cooperative union, they after framing bye-laws for this purpose on the basis of section 3 and in, accordance with section 9, may apply for registration under this Act. (v) Where a society registered under section 11 of the Bihar Cooperative societies Act, 1935 intend to convert itself into a Cooperative Society under this Act, it after framing bye-laws for this purpose on the basis of section 3 and accordance with section 9. may apply for registration under this Act. 1 ["(VI) Where State Government so decides to convert any class of Cooperative Societies registered under section 11 of Bihar Cooperative Societies Act, 1935 into a class of societies under this Act it shall within the period stipulated by the State Government, apply for registration under this Act after framing its byelaws for this purpose on the basis of section 3 and in accordance with section 9 of this act" (2) An application for registration shall be submitted to the Registrar. (3) Every such application shall be accompanied by — (a) two copied of the proposed bye-laws of the Cooperative society as adopted by the promotion members; (b) a list of names of members with their addresses, occupation and equity participation; (c) the list of members of the first board elected by the promotion members; (d) a true copy of the minutes of the meeting at which the bye-laws were adopted, duly signed by the chairperson; (e) In the case of a Society registered under section 11 of the Bihar Cooperative societies Act, 1935 and wishing to convert itself into a Cooperative Society under this Act evidence to show that the Society in not in possession of any share capital from government, and evidence also to show that the society in not in receipt of any government loans or guarantees at the time of applying for registration as a Cooperative Society under this Act or that it has been entered into a memorandum of understanding with the government for any such outstanding loans of guarantees; and (f) registration fee amounting to one per cent of the total authorized share capital by whatever mane called subject to minimum of one hundred rupees and a maximum of ten thousand rupees.