Section 47:
Contribution to charitable purpose.
Any co-operative society may, with the sanction of the
Registrar, after one-fourth of the net profits in any year has been carried to the reserve fund, contribute an
amount not exceeding five per cent. of the remaining net profits to any purpose connected with the
development of co-operative movement or charitable purpose as defined in section 20 of the Charitable
Endowments Act, 1890 (6 of 1890).