Act Number: 39

Act Name: The Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002

Year: 2002

Enactment Date: 2002-07-03

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Cooperation

Department:

Section 106: Appointment of Co-operative Information Officer.
    1[106. Appointment of Co-operative Information Officer.-- (1) Every multi-State co-operative society shall appoint a Co-operative Information Officer to provide the information relating to affairs and management of the society to the members of the society and such information shall be confined to the information falling under the disclosure norms specified by the society in its bye-laws.
     (2) Any member of multi-State co-operative society shall make an application, accompanying such fee as may be prescribed, to get information specified in sub-section (1).
     (3) The Co-operative Information Officer shall, within thirty days from the date of receipt of application, either provide the information or reject the application specifying the reason to do so.
     (4) Any member of the multi-State co-operative society whose application has been rejected may prefer an appeal to the Co-operative Ombudsman within a period of one month from the date of such rejection and his decision shall be final and binding.]
    
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 39, ibid., for section 106 (w.e.f. 3-8-2023).
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