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(1) Every Primary Cooperative Society or Central Cooperative Society may within such time and in such manner, as may be prescribed, apply for affiliation to the concerned Apex society or Central Society as the case may be. (2) Where the Apex Society or Central Society does not, within [forty five days] from the date of receipt of the application for affiliation, determine whether such affiliation should be given or not, such affiliation shall be deemed to have been given to the applicant society from the date on which the said period of [forty five days] expires. (3) When the Apex or Central Society, as the case may be, rejects an application for affiliation under sub-section (1), the aggrieved society may file an appeal before the Registrar against such rejection within thirty days from the date of receipt of the order of rejection and the Registrar shall dispose the appeal within sixty days from the date of appeal.] [(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder or the bye-laws of a Regional Cooperative Milk Producers' Union, the Anand Pattern Milk Cooperative Societies having a regular elected Managing Committee and doing the business of milk procurement and sales within the area of operation of the Regional Cooperative Milk Producers' Union shall be admitted as members of the Regional Cooperative Milk Producers' Union.] Inserted by Act 1 of 2000, w.e.f. 1-1-2000. Added by Act 34 of 2021, (w.e.f.12-02-2021). 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 "sixty days"