Disqualifications of member.

No person shall be eligible for admission as member and any member shall cease to be a member of a society, if – (a) he is an applicant to be adjudicated or is an un-discharged insolvent; (b) he has been sentenced for an offence involving moral turpitude and a period of five years has not elapsed from the date of expiry of sentence; (bb) he has been sentenced for an offence under the provisions of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (No. 22 of 1955) and a period of six years has not elapsed from the date of expiry of sentence; (c) he or any member of his family, having common interest with him, carries on business similar to one carried on by the society: Provided that the provisions of clause (b) shall not apply to a person seeking admission as member of a society exclusively formed or to be formed for the reclamation of Vimukta Jatis. (d) If he is disqualified under section 48-A of the Act: (e) if he is a person who has been dismissed from the service of any co-operative institution or Government service. (f) In case of a Primary Agriculture Credit Co-operative Society, he is not a Bhumiswami, occupancy tenant or a Government lessee holding agricultural land; Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-section- (i) “Vimukta Jatis” means such tribes as the State Government may, from time to time, by general or special order, declare as Vimukta Jatis for the purpose of this sub-section; (ii) the business carried on by a trader including that of money lending shall be deemed to be similar to the business carried on by a marketing society.