(1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, bye-laws of a society may be amended by passing a resolution at a general meeting of the society.
(2) The society shall give due notice, in accordance with its bye-laws, to all the members of such amendment with the text of the proposed amendment and the reasons therefore.
(3) An amendment shall be deemed to have been duly passed, if a resolution in that behalf is passed at a general meeting by not less than two thirds of the members entitled to vote who are present there at.
(4) After the resolution is passed, a copy thereof shall, within a period of forty-five days from the date of the meeting at which the resolution was passed, be furnished to the Registrar in Form’ ‘D’ alongwith—
(a) a copy of the relevant bye-laws in force with amendments proposed to be made in pursuance of the resolution, together with reasons justifying such amendments;
(b) five copies of the text of the bye-laws as it would stand after amendment, signed by the officers duly authorised in that behalf by the committee of the society;
(c) a copy of the notice given to the members of the society of the proposal to amend the byelaws.
1[(d) a copy of the challan/receipt of an amount of Rs. 200/-(Rupees Two Hundred Only) paid towards processing fees.]
(5) On receipt of a copy of the resolution and other particulars referred to in sub-rule (4), the Registrar shall examine the amendment proposed by the society and if he is satisfied that the amendment is not contrary to the Act or the rules and is in the interest of the society and co-operative movement, he may register the amendment and issue to the society a copy of the amendment certified by him under sub-section (4) of section 11 of the Act.