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(1) No person other than a co-operative society shall trade or carry on business under any name or title of which the word 'co-operative' or its equivalent in any Indian language is a Part. (2) Every person contravening the provisions of sub-section (1) shall on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine or rupees one hundred for each day on which the offence is continued after conviction therefor.