Act Number: 2

Act Name: The Co-operative Societies Act, 1912

Year: 1912

Enactment Date: 1912-03-01

Long Title: An Act to amend the law relating to Co-operative Societies.

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Section 5: Restrictions on interest of member of society with limited liability and a share capital.
Where the liability of the members of a society is limited by shares, no member other than a registered society shall—
(a) hold more than such portion of the share capital of the society, subject to a maximum of onefifth, as may be prescribed by the rules; or
(b) have or claim any interest in the shares of the society exceeding one thousand rupees.
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