(a) No person who has been expelled from the membership of a co-operative society under clause (b) of Rule 56 shall be admitted as a member of that society before lapse of a period of two years from the date the order of expulsion takes effect, as provided in sub- section (5) of Section 27.
(b) No person, who is an individual, shall be admitted as an ordinary memberin-
(i) an Apex Society or Central Bank (other than U.P. State Co- operative Land Development Bank, an Urban Central Bank, and Uttar Pradesh Sahkari Avas Sangh);
(ii)a Central society which includes any other Central society in its ordinary membership.
(c) If a society mentioned in sub-rule (b) has on the date of coming into force of the Act, individuals as its ordinary members, the society shall within a period of one year from such date or such further period as the Registrar may, for reasons to be recorded, allow for any co-operative society, adjust its membership to any other class mentioned in sub-section (1) of Section 18, in accordance with the provisions of the bye-laws of thesociety.]
45. No joint stock company shall be admitted as an ordinary member in -
(i) an Apex or Central Bank other than a Primary Urban Co-operative Bank or an Urban CentralBank;
Provided that the total membership of such companies in a Primary Urban Cooperative Bank or Urban Central Bank shall not, without the prior approval of the Registrar, exceed five per cent of the total membership of such bank;
(ii) a Primary Agricultural CreditSociety.
46. A nominal or an associate member shall pay only such admission fees as may be required under the bye-laws of the society. The admission fee shall not be refundable nor shall it bear anyinterest.
47. No associate or nominal member of a co-operative society shall, irrespective of the liability of the society, be liable to contribute to the assets of the society on its being wound up except repayment of any dues which he may be owing to the society singly or jointly with any otherdebtor.
48. Every person before being admitted to the membership of a co-operative society shall sign a declaration that he will be bound by the existing bye-laws of the society, and by any amendment thereof. Such declaration shall be attested by twopersons.
49. A person who is already a member of a co-operative society by reason of his having joined in the application for the registration of the society shall, within one month of the registration of the society, be required by such society to sign the declaration referred to in Rule 48. If he fails to do so, he shall be liable for expulsion from the membership of thesociety.
50. A member of a co-operative society shall not be entitled to exercise the rights of the membership unless he has signed the declaration mentioned in Rule 48 or 49 as the case may be and has made such payment to the society as may be necessary in respect of membership or has acquired such interest in the society as may be provided in the bye-laws of thesociety.
51. No person shall be admitted as a sympathizer member of a co-operative society unless he submits an application in writing to the Secretary of me society on the form and in the manner provided for the purpose in the bye-laws of thesociety.
52. A sympathizer member of a co-operative society shall, on admission to membership, purchase shares the value and extent of which shall not be less than those provided for an ordinary member.
53. The liability of a sympathizer member of a co-operative society shall be coextensive with that of an ordinary member and in the case of past sympathizer member or a deceased sympathizer member, the liability shall be the same as provided in Section25.