Sub-section (1) of Section - 42 of the said Act shall be substituted by the following, namely:- “ (1) It shall be an offence under this Act if-
(a) a Co-operative Society or an officer or member thereof willfully makes a false return or furnishes false information, or any person willfully not furnishes any information required from him by a person authorised in this behalf under the provisions of this Act;
(b) any person willfully or without any reasonable excuse disobeys any summons, requisition or lawful written order issued under the provisions of the this Act;
(c) any employer who, without sufficient cause, fails to pay to a Co-operative Society amount deducted by him from its employee within a period of fourteen days from the date on which such deduction is made;
(d) any officer or custodian who willfully fails to handover custody of books, accounts, documents, records, cash, security and other property belonging to a Co-operative Society of which he is an officer or custodian, to an authorised person; and 11 �बहार गजट (असाधारण), 22 मई 2013
(e) any person indulges in the corrupt practices before, during or after the election of the Office-bearer or member of the Board of the Co-operative Society.” By order of the Governor of Bihar, VINOD KUMAR SINHA, Secretary to the Government.
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