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Any ten or more occupancy tenants holding between them twelve hectares or more of land in any circle referred to in section 79 or section 80 and desiring to start a co-operative farm, may apply in writing to the

An application for the registration of co-operative farm shall be accompanied by extracts from the record-of-rights showing the total area with the recorded numbers of all the fields held by each of the applicants in the circle and shall contain such further particulars as may be prescribed.

The Registrar may, if he is satisfied after such enquiry as may be prescribed that the application has been duly made, register the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 and grant a certificate of registration.

When a co-operative farm has been registered under section 181 all lands in the circle held by the members shall, for so long as the registration of the co-operative farm is not cancelled, be deemed to be transferred to and held by the co-operative farm which shall thereupon hold such land in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, and may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation, use it for purpose of agriculture or for the development of cottage industries.

When a certificate of registration in respect of any co-operative farm has been granted under section 181, the provisions of the societies Act, 1912 shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Regulation or the rules made thereunder, be applicable thereto.

Every application submitted under section 179 shall be accompanied with a copy of the proposed bye-laws of the cooperative farm and such bye-laws shall be deemed to be the bye-laws required to be field under subsection (3) of section 8 of the co-operative Societies Act, 1912.

Nothing in this Chapter shall be constructed to mean that the interest of an occupancy tenant in the land contributed to be the co-operative farm has ceased to vest in him.

No member of a co-operative farm shall be entitled to make any disposition of any land contributed by him to the farm.

Every number of a co-operative farm shall be entitled to such rights and privileges, be subject to such obligations and liabilities and be bound to discharge such duties as may be conferred or imposed upon him by or under this Regulation.

Subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed, every member shall be bound to contribute to the co-operative farm to such extent and in such manner as may be prescribed- (i) funds; (ii) personal labour; (iii) agricultural implementations and such other articles as may be prescribed.

The co-operative farm shall, as from the date it is constituted, be liable for the payment of all the land revenue and cesses in respect of the land held by it.

Any person, who is a resident of the circle where the co-operative farm is situated or who intends to settle down in the circle or who cultivates and there in may be admitted as a member thereof upon such terms and conditions as may be laid down by the farm

When a member, whose land is held by a co-operative farm, dies his heirs entitled to his interest under section 148, shall become members of the co-operative farm.

(1) A co-operative farm shall be entitled to such concessions and facilities as may be prescribed. (2) Without prejudges to the generality of the foregoing provision, the concessions and facilities may include- (a) reduction of land revenue, (b) reduction of, or exemption from, agricultural income-tax, (c) free technical advice from experts employed by the Government, (d) financial aid and grant of subsidy and loans with or without interest.

The provisions of this Chapter shall mutatis mutandis apply in relation to grantees as they apply in relation to occupancy tenants.