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(1) The Government shall constitute such number of Cooperative Arbitration Courts, as are necessary to exercise the powers and discharge the functions conferred on it under this Act. 75B[(2) The presiding officer of the Arbitration Court shall be an officer of and above the rank of a Munsiff-Magistrate of the judicial service.] 75C[Explanation.- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that the duties performed by the presiding officers of the Co-operative Arbitration Court (Northern) and the Co-operative Arbitration Court (Southern), who were in office at the time of coming into force of the Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2023, for the periods from 7th June, 2024 to 23rd June, 2024 and from 7th June, 2024 to 8th September, 2024 respectively shall be deemed to have been done under this Act.] (3) The Government shall make rules for regulating the procedure and disposal of business of the Cooperative Arbitration Court. 75A[(4) The Government or Registrar shall appoint as many officers and employees as may be necessary, to assist the Cooperative Arbitration Court.] (5) The officers and employees referred to in sub-section (4) shall continue to be Government servants for all purposes and their terms and conditions of service shall continue to be the same as applicable to them under the Government.] Inserted by Act 1 of 2000 came into force w.e.f 02/01/2003 as per SRO. No. 396/03. Substituted by Act 7 of 2010 w.e.f. 28/04/2010. Substituted by Act 9 of 2024 published in K.G.Ext. No.1829 dt. 07/06/2024 (w.e.f. 07/06/2024). Prior to the Substitution it read as "(2) The qualifications, term, salary and allowances and other conditions of service of the person to be appointed as the Cooperative Arbitration Court shall be such, as may be decided by the Government from time to time." Inserted by S. R. O. No. 240/2025 Published in K. G. Ext. No. 795 dt. 03/03/2025 (w.e.f. 03/03/2025).