(1) The State Government shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, constitute a Co-operative Service Commission and shall appoint a person who has been or is a judge of the High Court at Calcutta or a person who holds or has held a post not below the rank of a Secretary to the State Government.
(2) The Chairman shall hold office for a term of three years:
Provided that the State Government may extend the term of his office for a period not exceeding one year.
(3) The salaries and allowances of the Chairman shall be such as may be prescribed.
(4) The number of officers and other employees of the Co-operative Service Commission and the salaries, allowances, terms and conditions of service (including conduct, discipline and control) of such officers and other employees shall be such as may be prescribed.
(5) The Co-operative Service Commission shall select persons to be appointed in the co-operative societies mentioned in the Fifth Schedule on such basic monthly salary as may be prescribed.
(6) Every co-operative society shall consult the Co-operative Service Commission on all disciplinary matters affecting any of its employees appointed on the recommendation of the Co-operative Service Commission and on such other matters as may be specified by the State Government by notification.
340 The West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1983.
XLV of 1983.]
(Chapter VI.—Duties and obligations of co-operative societies.— Sections 39-41.)
(7) The Selection Committee of the Co-operative Service Commission shall consist of—
(a) the Chariman of the Co-operative Service Commission,
(b) a representative of the State Level Co-operative Society or District Level Co-operative Society, as the case may be, and
(c) a representative of the co-operative society for which the selection of employees is to be made:
Provided that in the case of selection of employees for the State Level Co-operative Society, the Selection Committee shall consist of—
(a) the Chairman of the Co-operative Service Commission,
(b) a representative of the State Level Co-operative Society, and
(c) one person conversant with the business of the State Level Co-operative Society to be nominated by the Registrar from amongst the employees of the Cooperative Directorate of the State Government.
CHAPTER VI Duties and obligations of co-operative societies
39. Every co-operative society shall have an address, registered in accordance with the rules, to which all notices and communications may be sent and shall send notice in writing of every change thereof within thirty days of such change to the Registrar, the financing bank, if any, and the co-operative society of which it is a member.
Address of co-operative society.
40. Every co-operative society shall keep open to inspection by its Books and members, free of charge, during office hours, at its address, such books and documents to be open other documents as may be prescribed and certified copies thereof shall be to inspection supplied by it to its members on payment of the prescribed fee. by members.