Section 1:
Short title and extent.
1(1) This Act may be called the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912;
and
(2) it extends to the whole of India except 2
the territories which, immediately before the 1st
November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States.
Notes:
1. This Act has been declared to be in force in the Sonthal Parganas by notification under s. 3 of the Sonthal Parganas Settlement
Regulation (3 of 1872), see B. and O. Gazette, 1913, Pt. II, p. 105.
It has been repealed in its application to—
(1) the Bombay Presidency by the Bombay Co-operative Societies Act, 1925 (Born. 7 of 1925);
(2) the Madras Presidency by the Madras Co-operative Societies Act, 1932 (Mad. 6 of 1932);
(3) Bihar and Orissa by the B. and O. Co-operative Societies Act, 1935 (B. and O. 6 of 1935);
(4) Orissa, separately, by the Orissa Laws Regulation, 1936 (1 of 1936);
(5) Coorg by the Coorg Co-operative Societies Act, 1936 (Coorg 2 of 1936);
(6) Bengal, with certain exceptions, by the Bengal Co-operative Societies Act 1940 (Ben. 21 of 1940);
(7) Vidarbha region of Bombay by Bombay Act 20 of 1960;
(8) Mahakoshal region by Madhya Pradesh Act 17 of 1961; and
(9) the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands by Reg. 3 of 1973.
It has been amended in—
(1) the U.P. by the Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1919 (U.P. 3 of 1919), the Co-operative Societies (U.P.
Amendment) Act, 1944 (U.P. 1 of 1944) as continued in force by the U.P. Expiring Laws Continuance Act, 1948 (U.P. 13 of
1948) and Uttar Pradesh Act 10 of 1957;
(2) the C.P. by the Co-operative Societies (Central Provinces Amendment) Act, 1930 (C.P. 7 of 1930) and in C.P. and Berar
by the following Acts as continued in force by the C.P. and Berar Expiring laws Continuance and Amending Act, 1947 (C.P. &
B. 48 of 1947):—
(i) the C.P. and Berar Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1940 (C.P. & B. 5 of 1940);
(ii) the C.P. and Berar Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 1941 (C.P. & B. 6 of 1941);
(iii) the C.P. and Berar Co-operative Societies Amendment and Liquidators Orders Validation Act, 1945 (C.P. & B. 10 of
1945); and
(iv) Madhya Pradesh by M.P. Act 8 of 1954.
2. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for “Part B States”.