Amendment Section 2.

In Section 2 of the Principal Act,- (i) In clause (y-i), the word "Registrar", shall be substituted, by the following words- "State Election Commission" (ii) After clause (b-i), the following clause shall be added, namely:-- "(b-ii) "Authorized Person" means a person authorized by Registrar to act on his behalf under this Act;" (iii) Clause (z) shall be substituted, by the following:- "(z) "Co-operative Society" means a Co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under this Act" (iv) The Clause (d) shall be substituted by the following:- (d) "Board" means the board of directors or the governing body of a co-operative society, by whatever name called, to which the direction and control of the management of the affairs of a society is entrusted to; (v) clause (t-i), shall be substituted, by the following:- (t-i) "Officer" means a person appointed by the society to discharge the function assigned by the society and includes any officer posted on deputation; (vi) After clause (t-i), the following clause (t-ia) shall be inserted, namely:- (t-ia) "office bearer" means a President, Vice-President, Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary or Treasurer of a co-operative society and includes any other person to be elected by the board of any co-operative society; (vii) After clause (bb), the following clauses shall be added, namely:- "(cc) "Scheduled Castes" means the Scheduled Castes specified in relation to this State under Article 341 of the Constitution of India; (dd) "Scheduled Tribes" means the Scheduled Tribes specified in relation to this State under Article 342 of the Constitution of India; (ee) "Tribunal" means the Chhattisgarh State Co-operative Tribunal constituted under Section 77. (ff) "Multi-State co-operative society" means a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Multi-State co-operative societies Act 2002 (No 39 of 2002) (gg) "State level co-operative society" means a co-operative society having its area of operation extending to the whole of the State. (hh) "Administrator" means a person appointed by Registrar with such terms and conditions to manage the affairs of the societies during the period in which the board of society is kept under supersession or suspension. (ii) "Functional Director" means a Director other than elected and co-opted of the board, having functional responsibilities but representing the board of directors, such as Managing Director, Additional Managing Director, Director Finance, Director Marketing, Secretary and other functional Officer etc; (jj) "State Election Commission" means an authority or body referred to in article 243K of Constitution of India, for the purpose of superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to a co-operative society.