(1) For the purposes of registration, an application shall be made to the Registrar.
(2) The application shall be signed -
(a) in case of a co-operative society of which no member is a cooperative society, by at least fifteen persons qualified in accordance with the requirements of section 4; and
(b) in case of a federal co-operative society of which a member is a co-operative society, by a duly authorised person on behalf of such co-operative society and where all the members of the federal co-operative society are not co-operative societies, upto one-fifths of total strength or twenty, whichever is less, of other members, by the minimum number of fifteen and where all members are co-operative societies by duly authorised persons on behalf of fifteen different co-operative societies.
Power of the Registrar to decide certain questions.
8. Where any question arises at the stage of registration whether for the purpose of this Act a person resides in the area of operation of a co-operative society or not, or whether a co-operative society is of same type as another co-operative society or of different type, the question shall be decided by the Registrar whose decision shall be final.
Registration.
9.(1) If the Registrar is satisfied -
(a) that the application complies with the provisions of this Act and the rules;
(b) that the objects of the proposed co-operative society are in accordance with section 4;
(c) that the proposed bye-laws are not contrary to the provisions of this Act and the rules;
(d) that in case of co-operative bank prior written permission of the Reserve Bank for registration has been received by the Registrar;
(e) that the proposed co-operative society has reasonable chances of success; the Registrar may register the co-operative society and its bye-laws.;
(f) that in case of a co-operative housing society, the confirmation of availability of land to the co-operative housing society from the land allotting agency has been received by the Registrar. (Inserted vide Notification No.
F.14(31)/LA-2004/16 dated 17/01/2005)
(2) When the Registrar refuses to register a co-operative society, he shall communicate the order of refusal together with the reasons, therefor, to the applicant.
(3) The application for registration shall be disposed of by the Registrar within a period of ninety days from the date of receipt thereof by him :
Provided that if the Registrar is unable to dispose of the application within the aforesaid period, he shall make a report to the Government stating therein the reasons for his inability to do so, and the Government may allow him further time not exceeding ninety days to dispose of such application :
Provided further that if the application for registration is not disposed of within the aforesaid period of ninety days and the Registrar fails to communicate the order of refusal within that period, the application shall be deemed to have been accepted for registration and the Registrar shall issue the registration certificate in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
Registration certificate.
10. Where a co-operative society is registered or deemed to be registered under this Act, the Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration signed by him, which shall be conclusive evidence that the co-operative society therein mentioned is duly registered under this Act.
Bye-laws of co-operative societies.