Section 45C

Disclosure and declaration of interest.

The Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002

  • Act 39 of 2002
  • Ministry of Cooperation
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.

All sections
    1[45C. Disclosure and declaration of interest. --(1) Before appointing any person as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Member, the Central Government shall satisfy itself that the person does not have any such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as such Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Member.
     (2) The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Members shall immediately after entering office and every year thereafter, make a declaration as to the extent of their interest, whether direct or indirect and whether financial or otherwise, in any co-operative society.
     (3) The declaration so made under sub-section (2) shall be placed in the public domain by the Authority.]

Notes

1. Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for section 45 (w.e.f. 3-8-2023).

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