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Section 16: Eligibility for membership in a cooperative.

The Jammu and Kashmir Self-Reliant Cooperatives Act, 1999Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 10 of 1999

No person shall be admitted as member of a cooperative except the following namely :—

(a) the person who needs the services of co-operative, expresses willingness to accept the responsibility of membership and meets such other conditions as may be specified in the articles of association of the Cooperative and is in a position to use the services, provided he is :—

(i) competent to [contract under section 11 of [the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872)] ;

[x x x x] :

Provided that the cooperative is in a position to extend its services to the applicant ;

(b) any other Cooperative registered under this Act ;

(c) a firm, company or any other body corporate under any Law for the time being in force or any society registered under [the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860)] :

Provided that every Partner, Director or member as the case may be of such firm, Company, corporate body or society is a permanent resident of the State.

(2) Every applicant for membership, and every member of a cooperative must keep each cooperative of which the person is a member, informed of membership in other cooperatives and it shall be available to a cooperative to refuse admission or remove from membership on grounds, among others, of dual or conflicting membership.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Self-Reliant Cooperatives Act, 1999
Section16
Marginal noteEligibility for membership in a cooperative.
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • other. . Pl. see “Errata” issued on 8-3-2000.
  • substituted. . Substituted for the Jammu and Kashmir Contract Act, Samvat 1977 by S.O. 3466(E) dated 05.10.2020.
  • omitted. . Sub-clause (ii) omitted ibid.
  • substituted. . Substituted ibid for “the Jammu and Kashmir Societies Registration Act, Samvat 1998”.

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