{"id":9502,"date":"2024-11-29T13:42:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T13:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zipgrid.com\/societysunday\/?page_id=9502"},"modified":"2024-12-28T13:01:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T13:01:44","slug":"chapter-vi-property-and-funds-of-societies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zipgrid.com\/societysunday\/chapter-vi-property-and-funds-of-societies\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter: VI – PROPERTY AND FUNDS OF SOCIETIES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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No part of the funds, other than 1<\/sup>\nThese words were inserted by Mah. 33 of 1963, s. 12.\n<\/span>\n<\/span> [the dividend equilisation or bonus equalisation funds as may be prescribed or] the net profits of a society, shall be paid by way of bonus or dividend, or otherwise distributed among its members:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Provided that, a member may be paid remuneration on such scale as may be laid down by the bye-laws, for services rendered by him to the society.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1. These words were inserted by Mah. 33 of 1963, s. 12.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1<\/sup>\nThis marginal note was substituted,by Mah. 20 of 1986, s. 22(b).\n<\/span>\n<\/span>Section 65 - Ascertainment and appropriation of profits <\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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2<\/sup>\nSub-section (1) was substituted by Mah. 20 of 1986, s. 22(a).\n<\/span>\n<\/span>(1) A society shall construct its relevant annual financial statements and arrive at its consequent net profit or loss in the manner prescribed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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(2) A society may appropriate 3<\/sup>\nThese words were substituted for the words “its profits” by Mah. 33 of 1963, s. 13(b)\n<\/span>\n<\/span> [its net profits] to the reserve fund or any other fund to payment of dividends to members on their shares 4<\/sup>\nThe portion beginning with the words to the contribution and ending with the words by the State Government was deleted by Mah. 27 of 1969, 2. 10(b)\n<\/span>\n<\/span> [* * * *] to the payment of bonus on the basis of support received from members and persons who are not members to its business, to payment of honoraria and towards any other purpose which may be specified in the rules or bye-laws:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Provided that no part of the profits shall be appropriated except with the approval of the annual general meeting and in conformity with the Act, rules and bye-laws.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2. Sub-section (1) was substituted by Mah. 20 of 1986, s. 22(a).\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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3. These words were substituted for the words “its profits” by Mah. 33 of 1963, s. 13(b).\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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4. The portion beginning with the words “to the contribution” and ending with the words”by the State Government” was deleted by Mah. 27 of 1969, 2. 10(b).\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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(1) Every society which does, or can, derive a profit from its transactions shall maintain a reserve fund.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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(2)1<\/sup>\nThese words were sub stituted for the portion beginning with "In the case of and ending with "to the reserve fund", by Mah. 33 of 1963, s. 14(a). .\n<\/span>\n<\/span> [Every society shall carry at least one-fourth of the net profits each year to the reserve fund;] and 2<\/sup>\nThese words were sub stituted for the words "such reserve fund may be used" by Mah. 3 of 1974, s. 10. \n<\/span>\n<\/span>[such reserve fund may, subject to the rules made in this behalf, if any, be used] in the business of the society or may, subject to the provisions of section 70, be invested, as the State Government may by general or special order direct, or may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, be used in part for some public purpose likely to promote the objects of this Act, or for some such purpose of the State, or of local interest:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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3<\/sup>\nThis provison was added by Mah. 33 of 1963, s. 14(b).\n<\/span>\n<\/span> [Provided that, the Registrar may, having regard to the financial position of any society or class of societies, fix the contribution to be made to the reserve fund under this subsection at a lower rate, but not lower than one-tenth of the net profits of the society or societies concerned.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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No society shall pay divided to its members at a rate exceeding 2<\/sup>\nThe provison was deletedby Mah. 3 of 1974, s. 11\n<\/span>\n<\/span> [15 per cent except with the prior sanction of the Registrar.]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2. This portion was substituted by Mah. 13 of 1994, s. 4.\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1<\/sup>\nSection 68 was substituted for the original by Mah. 27 of 1969, s. 11\n<\/span>\n<\/span>Section 68 - Contribution to education fund of the State federal society <\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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(1)Every society shall contribute annually towards the education fund of the State federal society which may be notified in this behalf by the State Government at such rate as may be prescribed, and different rates may be prescribed for different societies or classes of societies depending on their financial condition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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(2) Every society shall pay its contributions to the said fund 3<\/sup>\nThese words were substituted for the words "within two months from the date on which its accounts areadopted by the general body of members" by Mah. 20 of 1986, s. 24 (a). \n<\/span>\n<\/span> [within three months after the close of the co-operative year.] Any officer wilfully failing to comply with the requirement of this section, shall be personally liable for making good the amount to the federal society notified as aforesaid.]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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4<\/sup>\nThis sub-section was added, by Mah. 20 of 1986, s. 24(b).\n<\/span>\n<\/span> (3) Where any society fails to pay the contribution within the period specified in subsection (2), the amount of contribution due shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue and on the State Federal Society making a report of such failure to the Registrar, the Registrar shall, after making such inquiry as he deems fit,grant a certificate for recovery of the amount due as an arrear of land revenue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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After providing for the reserve fund as provided in section 66, and for the educational funds as provided in section 68 a society may set aside a sum not exceeding twenty per cent of its net profits, and utilise, with the approval of such federal society as may be notified by the State Government in this behalf from time to time, the whole or part of such sum in contributing to any co-operative purpose, or to any charitable purpose within the meaning of section 2 of the Charitable Endowments Act, 1890, or to any other public purpose.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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(1) There shall be constituted a Co-operative State Cadre of Secretaries of primary agricultural credit societies, multipurpose co-operative societies and service co-operative and such other classes of societies as may be prescribed in this behalf (hereinafter in this section referred to as “the Co-operative State Cadre”), consisting of persons recruited for this purpose by the Central Societies notified in this behalf by the State Government. The number of persons to be recruited and their conditions of service shall be determined by the Central Societies in accordance with 2<\/sup>\nThese words were substituted for the words "the general or special orders" by Mah. 5 of 1990, s. 2(a)..\n<\/span>\n<\/span> [such general of special guidelines, if any,] as may be issued by the State Government, from time to time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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(2) A Central Society may, from time to time, depute any person appointed by it to that Cadre to work under any society referred to in sub-section (1), as it may consider necessary. Where any such person is posted to work under any society, his services shall be taken over by the society on such post, for such period and on such other terms and conditions, as the Central Society may determine, but the person so posted shall draw his salary and allowances from the Fund established under 3<\/sup>\nSubstituted for the words "the next succeeding sub-section" by Mah. 5 of 90, s. 2(b)\n<\/span>\n<\/span> [Sub-section (3)].<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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(3) An Apex society notified in this behalf by the State Government shall establish a Fund to be called “the Co-operative State Cadre Employment Fund,” which, when established, shall be deemed to have been established with effect from the 1st day of July 1973. It shall be utilized for meeting the expenses on the salaries, allowances and other emoluments to be paid to the persons appointed to the Co-operative State Cadre and the expenditure relating to the Cadre.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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5<\/sup>\nSub-section (4) was substituted by Mah. 30 of 1978, s. 3. \n<\/span>\n<\/span>[(4) (a) Every society or class or classes of societies, which in the opinion of the State Government, derive any benefit, directly or indirectly, from the service of any Secretary belonging to the Co-operative State Cadre of Secretaries and<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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and which are notified by the State Government in this behalf, from time to time, by general or special order, shall, with effect from the 1st day of July 1977, contribute annually to the said Fund, at such rate and in such manner as may be prescribed, and different rates may be prescribed for different societies or other corporate bodies or class or classes of societies or class or classes of other corporate bodies. In determining the rate or rates of contribution, the State Government shall take into consideration the expenditure referred to in sub-section (3), the services likely to be rendered and the financial condition of the societies or other bodies concerned.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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(5) Where there is a failure to comply with the requirements of the last preceding subsection, the Registrar may serve a demand notice on the society concerned to pay the contribution within two months from the date of demand. Such demand shall be a charge on the income of the society. If the contribution is not paid within the period aforesaid, the Registrar may direct any bank or person having custody of the funds of the society to pay the amount of the contribution immediately, and such Bank or person shall comply with the orders of the Registrar. Every payment made pursuant to such direction shall be a sufficient discharge to such Bank or person from all liability to the society in respect of any sum so paid by it or him out of the moneys of the society in his custody.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2. These words were substituted for the words “the general or special orders” by Mah. 5 of 1990, s. 2(a).\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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5. Sub-section (4) was substituted by Mah. 30 of 1978, s. 3.\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      1. 1<\/sup>\nClause (c) was substituted for the original by Mah. 20of 1986,s. 25.\n<\/span>\n<\/span>(c) in the shares, or security bonds, or debentures, issued by any other society with limited liability and having the same classification to which it belongs:<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Provided further that, the provisions of this clause shall not apply to any investment made by any agricultural credit society in any processing society based on agricultural produce.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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            2. These words were substituted for the words “in any banking company” by Mah. 33of 1963,s. 15.\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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            (1) Any society may establish for its employees a provident fund, into which shall be paid the contributions made by its employees and by the society. Such provident fund shall not be used in the business of the society, nor shall it form part of the assets of the society; but shall be invested under the provisions of the last preceding section, and shall be administered in the manner prescribed.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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            2<\/sup>\nSection 71-A was renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and sub-section (2) and (3) were added by Mah. 20 of 1986, s. 26.\n<\/span>\n<\/span> [(2) If any person incurs expenditure in violation of sub-section (1), the Registrar shall direct the person to repay the amount to the society within one month and where such person fails to repay the amount as directed, such amount shall, on a certificate issued by the Registrar, be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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            (3) The person against whom action is taken by the Registrar under sub-section (2) shall be disqualified to continue to be the officer of any society or to be officer of any society at any next election including any next by-election held immediately after the expiration of a period of one month during which such person has failed to pay the amount referred to in sub-section (2).]\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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            2. Section 71-A was renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and sub-section (2) and (3) were added by Mah. 20 of 1986, s. 26.\n\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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