5Restrictions on registration
No society other than a federal society shall be registered under this Act unless it consists of at least ten persons (each of such persons being a member of different family), who are qualified to be members under this Act and who reside in the area of operation of the society.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section the expression "member of a family" means wife, husband, father, mother, grand-father, grand-mother, step-father, step-mother, son, unmarried daughter, unmarried step-daughter, step-son, grand-son, unmarried grand-daughter, unmarried sister, unmarried half-sister, brother, half-brother and wife of brother or half-brother.
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- 3 Registrar
- 4 Societies which may be registered
- 5 Restrictions on registration
- 6 Restrictions on holding of shares
- 7 Application for registration
- 8 Power of the Registrar to decide certain questions
- 9 Registration
- 10 Registration certificate
- 11 Amendment of bye-laws of a co-operative society
- 12 When amendments of bye-laws come into force
- 13 Change of name
- 14 Change of liability
- 15 Amalgamation, transfer of assets and liabilities and division of co-operative societies
- 16 Power to direct amalgamation, division and reorganisation in public interest etc
- 17 Registrar to prepare scheme of amalgamation of co-operative bank in certain cases
- 18 Liability of a co-operative bank to the Deposit Insurance Corporation
- 19 Cancellation of registration certificates of co-operative societies in certain cases