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The Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964

The Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964

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The Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 provides the legal framework for establishing, registering, and managing co-operative societies across Andhra Pradesh. It applies to individuals forming collective economic enterprises, appointing a government Registrar to oversee registration, corporate status, liability models, bye-laws, and structural changes such as mergers or divisions. By granting co-operatives legal personhood and regulating partnerships while safeguarding member and creditor rights, this legislation matters because it empowers local communities to pool resources, promote mutual self-help, and democratically manage shared economic initiatives under clear statutory oversight.

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Chapter I Chapter I →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II Chapter II →

  1. 3Appointment of Registrar and other persons for the purpose of this Act
  2. 4Society which may be registered
  3. 5Registration with limited or unlimited liability
  4. 6Registration of a society
  5. 8Registration certificate
  6. 9Society to be a body corporate
  7. 10Change of name of society
  8. 11Change of liability
  9. 12Transfer of assets and liabilities, division, amalgamation and conversion of a society
  10. 13Exercise of option by members and creditors
  11. 14Effect of transfer, division and amalgamation
  12. 16Amendment of bye-laws of a society
  13. 17Partnership of societies
  14. 18Classification

Chapter III Chapter III →

  1. 19Eligibility for membership
  2. 20Associate Member
  3. 21Provided that the members without holding any agricultural land in the Agricultural Credit Societies be treated as associate members.
  4. 22Right of members to services by society and application for redress
  5. 23Expulsion of Members
  6. 24Members not to exercise rights till payments are made
  7. 25Vote and manner of its exercise
  8. 26Restriction on holding of shares
  9. 27Restrictions on transfer of shares or interest
  10. 28Transfer of interest on death of a member
  11. 29Liability of past member and estate of deceased member

Chapter IV Chapter IV →

  1. 30Ultimate authority of society
  2. 31Constitution of committees
  3. 32The President elected under this sub-section shall be an ex-officio member of the committee.
  4. 33Nominee of the Government on the Committee
  5. 34Provided that the Government may suspend the execution of any such resolution pending the exercise of their powers under this sub-section.

Chapter V Chapter V →

  1. 35First charge of a society on certain movable assets of a member for the amount due by him
  2. 36Charge on the immovable property of a member for the loans borrowed
  3. 37Government by a general or special order.
  4. 38Charge and set-off in respect of shares or interest of members in the capital, etc., of a society
  5. 39Share or interest, etc., not liable to attachment
  6. 40Right to set-off where a registered society purchases immovable property at a sale under the Andhra Pradesh Revenue Recovery Act, 1864, for any amount due to it
  7. 41Exemption from certain taxes, duties and fees
  8. 42Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments

Chapter VI Chapter VI →

  1. 43State aid to Societies
  2. 44Funds other than net profits not to be divided among members
  3. 45Provided further that a President of the Society may be paid honorarium from the funds of the Society at such rate as may be prescribed.
  4. 46Provided that such moneys may be utilised with the permission of the Government for any such purpose outside the area of operation of the society.
  5. 47Restrictions on borrowings and loans
  6. 48Restrictions on other transactions with non-members
  7. 49But it may purchase cloth or fabric or product of other weavers’ co-operative societies with general or special sanction of Registrar for sale on its own account to consumers or others.

Chapter VII Chapter VII →

  1. 50Audit
  2. 51Inquiry
  3. 52Inspection
  4. 53Inspection of books by financing bank or federal society
  5. 54Rectification of defects in audit, inquiry or inspection
  6. 55Power to summon and examine documents and persons etc
  7. 56Provided farther that the books, accounts or documents so seized shall not be retained for more than sixty days at a time except with the permission of the next higher authority.
  8. 57Winding up of societies
  9. 58Appointment of liquidator and his powers
  10. 59Liquidation of societies
  11. 60Power to cancel registration of a society
  12. 61Disputes which may be referred to the Registrar
  13. 62Limitation
  14. 63Disposal of disputes
  15. 64Power to direct revival of defunct societies
  16. 65Settlement of disputes
  17. 66Execution of decisions, decrees and orders
  18. 67Execution of decisions etc., of arbitrator or liquidator
  19. 68Attachment of property before award etc
  20. 69Recovery of debts
  21. 70Registrar’s power to enforce performance of obligations
  22. 71Recovery of sums due to Government
  23. 72Provided that no such attachment and sale shall be made except after giving such person a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
  24. 73Proof of entries in society’s books
  25. 74Evidence of documents, etc
  26. 75Constitution of Tribunal
  27. 76Appeals
  28. 77Power of Tribunal and Registrar to call for proceedings of subordinate officers
  29. 78Revision
  30. 79Review
  31. 80Offences and penalties
  32. 81Cognizance of offences
  33. 82Punishment for offences not otherwise provided for
  34. 83Constitution of co-operative service
  35. 84Societies to be bodies corporate
  36. 85Companies Act, 1956 not to apply
  37. 86Power to make rules
  38. 87Power to remove difficulties
  39. 88Repeals and savings

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