Kerala co-operative Societies Act 1969

Section 3 to Section 7

1. THE KERALA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1969

2. The Government may appoint a person to be the Registrar of Cooperative Societies for the State. The Government may by general or special order confer on any person all or any of the powers of the Registrar under this Act. Registrar [Sec. 3]

3. Subject to the provisions of this Act, a cooperative society which has as its object the promotion of the economic interests of its members or of the interests of the public in accordance with cooperative principles , or a society established with the object of facilitating the operations of such a society, may be registered under this Act. Societies which may be registered [Sec. 4]

4. A cooperative society shall be registered only with limited liability. The word ‘limited’ or its equivalent in any Indian language shall be the last word in the name of a society registered under this Act with limited liability. Registration with limited liability only [Sec. 5]

5. Where a co-operative society is registered under this Act , the Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration signed and sealed by him, which shall be conclusive evidence that the said society is duly registered under this Act. Registration Certificate [Sec. 8]

6. 1. An application for the registration of a cooperative society shall be made to the Registrar in such form as may be prescribed and the applicant shall furnish to him such information about the society as he may require. Application for registration of cooperative societies [Sec. 6]

7. (1) If the Registrar is satisfied – (a) that the application complies with the provisions of this Act and the rules; (b) that the objects of the proposed society are in accordance with section 4; (c) that the area of operation of the proposed society and the area of operation of another society of similar type do not overlap; (d) that the proposed bye-laws are not contrary to the provisions of this Act and the rules; and (e) that the proposed society complies with the requirements of sound business; He may register the society and its bye-laws [within a period of ninety days from the date of receipt of the application.] Registration [Sec. 7]

8. Every such application shall conform to the following requirements, namely:- 1. The application shall be accompanied by three copies the proposed bye-laws of the society ; and 2. where all the applicants are individuals, the number of applicants shall not be less than twenty-five, each of such persons being a member of a different family. 3. the application shall be signed by every one of the applicants who is an individual and by a person duly authorized on behalf of the Government or any society or other body of persons which is an applicant.

9. (2) Where the Registrar refuses to register a society, he shall communicate the order of refusal together with the reasons therefore within seven days of such order to such of the applicants as may be prescribed. ( 3) An application for registration of a society shall be disposed of by the Registrar [ within ninety days] from the date of receipt of the application. Registration [Sec. 7]

10. (4) Where an application for registration of a society is not disposed of within the time specified in sub-sec. (3), the applicant may make a representation – ( a) before the Registrar, if the application for registration is made to a person on whom the powers of the Registrar is conferred under sub-section (2) of Sec. 3, or ( b) before the Government, if the application for registration is made before Registrar, and the Registrar or the Government, as the case may be, shall within sixty days from the date of receipt of such representation, issue directions, to the authority concerned, to take appropriate decision on the application for registration and the authority concerned shall comply with such directions. Registration [Sec. 7]