No member of a society who is nominated to represent it on any other society, shall be eligible for being elected or appointed as a designated officer of the other society, unless the other society is its federal society.
1[* *] 2[73F. Election to more than one seat on the committee of society.— If a person is elected to more than one seat on the committee then, unless within a period of thirty days from the date of declaration of the result of the election he resigns all but one of the seats by writing under his hand addressed to the Election Officer, or as the case may be, the officer authorised by the State Co-operative Election Authority in this regard, all the seats shall become vacant. On receipt of such resignation or on the seats becoming so vacant, the Election Officer, or as the case may be, the officer authorised by the State Co-operative Election Authority in this regard shall cause to hold the election for filling the vacancy.]
3[* * * *] 4[* * * *] 5[73I. Responsibility of committee or the Administrators or authorised officer to intimate and assist to arrange for election, before expiry of term.— (1) As provided under sub-section (14) of section 73CB, it shall be the duty of the committee to intimate to the State Co-operative Election Authority, for holding of its election, before expiry of its term.
(2) Where there is a wilful failure on the part of the committee to intimate to the State Co-operative Election Authority as required under sub-section (1) for holding of its election, and for any reason whatsoever, election of the members of the committee could not be held before the expiry of its term then the members thereof shall cease to hold their office and in such a situation the Registrar shall take action as contemplated under section 77A.
(3) On taking such action under sub-section (2), the authorised officer so appointed shall intimate to the State Co-operative Election Authority for holding of the election with immediate effect and assist to make necessary arrangement for holding such election within the period specified.]