(1) If:-
(a) in the opinion of the Registrar, the records (including registers and books of account) of a co-operative society are likely to be tampered with or destroyed or the funds or other property of a co-operative society are likely to be misappropriated or misapplied;
(b) the committee of a co-operative society is reconstituted at a general meeting of the society ; or
(c) the committee of a co-operative society is removed by the Registrar under section 27; or
(d) a co-operative society is ordered to be wound up under section 57 and the outgoing members of the committee thereof refuse to hand over charge of the records and property of the society to those having, or entitled to receive, such charge, the Registrar may apply to the Magistrate within whose jurisdiction the society functions for securing such records and property of the society.
14 Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Co-operative Department, A&N Islands, VIP Road, Junglighat, Port Blair, PIN-744103 (Contact No.03192232388), 2019.
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR GAZETTTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 13, 1973
(2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Magistrate may, by a warrant, authorize any police officer, not below the rank of a sub-inspector to enter and search any place where such records and property are kept or are believed to be kept and to seize such records and property, and the records and property so seized shall be handed over to the new committee or administrator of the society or the liquidator, as the case may be.