(1) This Act may be called the Puducherry Co-operative Societies (Appointment of Special Officers) Act, 1990.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Puducherry.
+ (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint.
Definitions
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, –
(a) "appointed day" means, –-
(i) in relation to any co-operative society included in the Schedule in the first instance, the date appointed by the Government under subsection (3) of section 1 ; and
(ii) in relation to any other co-operative society, the date from which it is included in the Schedule under sub-section (1) of section 8;
(b) "Co-operative Societies Act" means the Puducherry Co-operative Societies Act, 1972;
+ This Act came into force w.e.f 08.11.1990 vide notification published in the EG. Pt-I No.154 dated 8.11.1990.
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(c) "Schedule" means the Schedule to this Act;
(d) "Scheduled co-operative society" means any co-operative society specified in the Schedule and any other co-operative society included in that Schedule under section 8;
(e) Words and expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Co-operative Societies Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.
Term of office of members of committee or Board of scheduled co-operative societies to expire on the appointed day
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Co-operative Societies Act or in any other law for the time being in force, the term of office of the members of the committee or the Board, as the case may be or any person exercising the powers of such committee or Board of every scheduled co-operative society including its president and vicepresident, or Chairman and vice-chairman, as the case may be, holding office as such immediately before the appointed day shall expire on the appointed day and the members shall vacate their office on and from such day.
Appointment of special officers for scheduled co-operative societies