(1) If the Registrar is satisfied that an application for registra- Registration.
tion of a co-operative society and its by-laws is in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules, he shall, unless for reasons to be recorded in writing he thinks fit to refuse, register the co-operative society and its by-laws within the period mentioned in sub-section (4) of section 13.
(2) If the Registrar fails to dispose of the application for registration of a co-operative society and its by-laws or if registration thereof is refused by him, he shall transfer the application to the Registration Council as required under sub-section (5) of section 13.
16. When a co-operative society and its by-laws have been registered under sub-section (1) of section 15, the Registrar shall issue to the cooperative society a certificate, attaching thereto a copy of the by-laws, in the prescribed form, and such certificate shall be the conclusive evidence that the co-operative society and its by-laws have been duly registered under this Act, unless it is proved that the registration of the co-operative society has been cancelled or its by-laws amended in accordance with the provisions of section 17 or section 18.
Evidence of registration.
319 The West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1983.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter II.—Registration.—Sections 17, 18.)
Amendment of by-laws.
Power of Registrar to direct amendment of by-laws.