Act Number: 35

Act Name: The Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 1972

Year: 1972

Enactment Date: 1972-06-17

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to co-operative societies in the Union territory of Delhi.

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Section 4: Societies which may be registered.
    (1) Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, a society which has as its object the promotion of the economic interests of its members in accordance with co-operative principles, or a society established with the object of facilitating the operations of such a society, may be registered under this Act with or without limited liability:
     Provided that no society shall be registered if it is likely to be economically unsound or the registration of which may have an adverse effect on development of co-operative movement:
     Provided further that, unless the Lieutenant-Governor by general or special order otherwise directs, the liability of the society of which a member is a co-operative society shall be limited.
     (2) The word "limited" or its equivalent in any Indian language shall be the last word in the name of every society registered under this Act with limited liability.
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