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In any Co-operative Society no member other than the Government or any other Co-operative Society shall (a) hold more than such portion of the total share capital of the Society not exceeding one-fifty thereof as may be prescribed ; or (b) have or claim any interest in the shares of the Society exceeding one thousand rupees : Provided that where the Society is a financing bank, a member may have or claim an interest in the shares of the Society not exceeding five thousand rupees : Provided further that the Government may, by notification in the * [Government Gazette], specify in respect of any class of Co-operative Societies a higher maximum than one-fifty of the share capital or a higher amount than five thousand rupees, as the case may be.