Section 13
Change of name.
The Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to co-operative societies, with objects not confined to one State and serving the interests of members in more than one State, to facilitate the voluntary formation and democratic functioning of co-operative s as peoples institutions based on self-help and mutual aid and to enable them to promote their economic and social betterment and to provide functional autonomy and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) A multi-State co-operative society may, by an amendment of its byelaws,
change its name but such change shall not affect any right or obligation of the multi-State co-operative
society or of any of its members or past members, and any legal proceedings which might have been
continued or commenced by or against the multi-State co-operative society by its former name, may be
continued or commence by or against its new name.
(2) Where a multi-State co-operative society changes its name, the Central Registrar shall enter the new name on the register of multistate co-operative society in place of former name and shall amend the certificate of registration accordingly.
(2) Where a multi-State co-operative society changes its name, the Central Registrar shall enter the new name on the register of multistate co-operative society in place of former name and shall amend the certificate of registration accordingly.