In this Part, unless the context otherwise
requires,—
(a) “authorised person” means a person referred to as such in article
243ZQ;
(b) “board” means the board of directors or the governing body of a
co-operative society, by whatever name called, to which the direction
and control of the management of the affairs of a society is entrusted to;
(c) “co-operative society” means a society registered or deemed to be
registered under any law relating to co-operative societies for the time
being in force in any State;
(d) “multi-State co-operative society” means a society with objects
not confined to one State and registered or deemed to be registered under
any law for the time being in force relating to such co-operatives;
(e) “office bearer” means a President, Vice-President, Chairperson,
Vice-Chairperson, Secretary or Treasurer, of a co-operative society and
includes any other person to be elected by the board of any co-operative
society;
(f) “Registrar” means the Central Registrar appointed by the Central
Government in relation to the multi-State co-operative societies and the
Registrar for co-operative societies appointed by the State Government
under the law made by the Legislature of a State in relation to
co-operative societies;
(g) “State Act” means any law made by the Legislature of a State;
(h) “State level co-operative society” means a co-operative society
having its area of operation extending to the whole of a State and defined
as such in any law made by the Legislature of a State.
2 4 3 ZI . Incorporation of co-operative societies.—Subject to the
provisions of this Part, the Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions
with respect to the incorporation, regulation and winding up of co-operative
societies based on the principles of voluntary formation, democratic
member-control, member-economic participation and autonomous functioning.
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1. Part IXB ins. by the Constitution (Ninety-seventh Amendment) Act, 2011, s. 4
(w.e.f. 15-2-2012).
138 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
Source: Constitution of India, Legislative Department, Government of India. Reproduced under Section 52(1)(q), Copyright Act 1957.