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 27: Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments relating to shares and debentures of registered society.
Nothing in section 17, sub-section (1), clauses (b) and (c) of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), shall apply to—
(1) any instrument relating to shares in a registered society, notwithstanding that the assets of such society consist in whole or in part of immoveable property; or
(2) any debenture issued by any such society and not creating, declaring, assigning, limiting or extinguishing any right, title or interest to or in immovable property except in so far as it entitles the holder to the security afforded by a registered instrument whereby the society has mortgaged, conveyed or otherwise transferred the whole or part of its immovable property or any interest therein to trustees upon trust for the benefit of the holders of such debentures; or
(3) any endorsement upon or transfer of any debenture issued by any such society.
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