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West Bengal Cooperative Societies Act, 2006 (Act No. 40 of 2006).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
West Bengal
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
PRS Legislative Research (PRS).
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural development Authorization/permit Cooperative/producer organization Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 157 sections divided into XVII Chapters and six Schedules, provides for the registration, operation and management of co-operative Societies in West Bengal. 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, properties, winding up and dissolution of co-operative societies, land development co-operative banks, offences and penalties; etc.

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