Bihar Co-operative Societies Act, 1935 Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Bihar Document type Legislation Date 1935 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to cooperative Societies in the States of Bihar. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Cooperative/producer organization Indigenous peoples Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act provides for the registration, operation and management of co-operative Societies in Bihar. The Act empowers the State government to appoint a person to be the Registrar of Co-operative Societies and details out the process of the registration. The Act details out the incorporation procedure, duties and privileges of registered societies. The Act further provides for the establishment of a managing committee in each society and details out the funding of co-operative societies, rights and liabilities of members audit, inquiry, winding up and dissolution of co-operative societies, land development co-operative banks, offences and penalties; etc. Additionally, the Act contains special provisions for primary agricultural credit society, farmers’ service society and multi-purpose co-operative society. Full text English Website cooperative.bih.nic.in References - Legislation Amended by Bihar Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2013 Legislation | India | 2013 Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Social protection, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX Bihar Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2008 Legislation | India | 2008 Keyword: Agricultural development, Cooperative/producer organization Source: FAO, FAOLEX Bihar Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No, 22 of 2010). Legislation | India | 2010 Keyword: Cooperative/producer organization, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX