Notwithstanding anything contained in the bye-laws of a co-operative society, the members of the committee including those nominated under section 29, shall elect from amongst themselves office bearers within sixty days of the date of election of the members of the committee. The meeting for such election shall be summoned and presided over by the Presiding Officer appointed by the*[Election Authority] :
Provided that the election of office bearers shall not be postponed in case no person is nominated under section 29 to the said Committee :
Provided further that the election of office bearer of a primary, central and apex milk producers‘ societies shall be conducted in accordance with their bye-laws :
Provided further that where the Government have subscribed to the share capital of an apex cooperative society or co-operative sugar mill to the extent of ten lakh rupees or more the Government may, notwithstanding anything contained in the bye-laws of the society, appoint one of the members nominated under section 29 as chairman of the committee of such society :
Provided further that no committee member shall be eligible for election as Chairman or Vice-Chairman of any co-operative society if he has served as such, whether before or after or partly before and partly after the commencement of this Act, for a continuous period of ten years unless a period of not less than five years has expired since he last so served.
** 30-A. No confidence motion against Chairman and Vice-Chairman :-The elected members of the committee may bring a motion of no confidence against the elected office bearers i.e. Chairman and Vice-Chairman other than the Government nominees by leveling specific allegations against such Chairman and Vice-Chairman. If the motion of no confidence is passed by a resolution of 2/3rd majority of total number of elected members of the society concerned at a meeting specially convened for the purpose, the Chairman or Vice-Chairman shall cease to function as such with immediate effect and the election of new office bearers shall be held within two months of the removal in accordance with section 30 of the Act:
Provided that no such meeting shall be convened before the expiry of one year from the date on which the election of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman, as the case may be, was notified and no further meeting shall, at any time thereafter, be convened for considering a similar motion against such office bearer /bearers unless a period of one year intervenes between the last failure and the date on which such further meeting is convened.