(1) The State Government may constitute or recognise one or more co-operative federal authorities, in such manner as may be prescribed and subject to such conditions as the State Government may impose, for 1 Section 88A was inserted by Mah. 20 of 1986, s. 45.
2 These words were substituted for the words “to give evidence” by Mah. 33 of 1963, s. 19.
3 Section 89A was inserted by Mah. 20 of 1986, s. 46.
4 Clause (c) was substituted by Mah. 16 of 2013, s. 55(a).
5 The proviso was deleted by Mah. 16 of 2013, s. 55(b).
6 Clause (e) was inserted by Mah. 16 of 2013, s. 55(c).
78 The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 [1961 : Mah. XXIV the supervision of a society or a class of societies and may frame rules for making grants to such an authority.
(2) The State Government may, by general or special order, require of a society or a class of societies to make contribution of such sum every year as may be fixed by the Registrar towards the recoupment of expenditure which the State Government or any person authorised in that behalf has incurred or is likely to incur, in respect of supervision of societies.
(3) A society to which sub-section (2) is applicable shall pay to such authority such fee as may be prescribed within a reasonable time and, if it fails to pay such fee within a reasonable time, the authority may recover it as if it were an arrear of land revenue.
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