Disqualification for being designated officer simultaneously of certain specified societies or for being designated officer of the same society for more than six years.

Disqualification for being designated officer simultaneously of certain specified societies or for being designated officer of the same society for more than six years. (1) In this section “ a designated officer” means the Chairman and the Presidents, and includes any other officer to the society as may be declared by the State Government officer, but does not include any officer appointed or nominated by the State Government or by the Registrar. (2) No person shall, at the same time, be or continue to be, a designated officer of more than one society falling in Category I or Category II or Category III or Category IV of the categories mentioned below; and shall not be or continued to be a designated officer in more than two societies in the aggregate in the four categories:— Category I. – Societies, the area of operation of which, extends to the whole of the State. Category II. – (a) Societies, the area of operation of which does not extend to the whole of the State but extends to the City of Ahmedabad. (b) Societies the area of operation of which does not extend to the whole of the State but extends to one or more districts; (3) If any person is at the commencement of the Gujarat Co-operative societies (Amendment) Act, 1981, a designated officer of more than two societies in the said categories, or of more than one society in the same category, then unless he resigns his office in the society or societies in excess of the number prescribed under sub-section (2) within a period of ninety days from such commencement he shall, at the expiration of the said period, cease to be a designated officer of all such societies. (4) If any person becomes, at the same time, after the commencement of the said Act, a designated officer of societies in excess of the number prescribed under sub-section, unless he resign his office in the society or societies in excess of the said number within a period of ninety days from the date on which he is elected or appointed a designated officer of more than the permissible number of society or societies, or if the elections or appointments are held or made simultaneously, form the date on which the result of last of such elections or appointments is the declared, he shall, at the expiration of the said period of ninety days, cease to be a designated officer of all such societies. (5) No person shall be, or shall continue be, a designated officer of any society of any of the categories referred to in sub-section (2) for a consecutive period of more than six years and at the expiration of that period any such person shall cease to be a designated officer of that society and shall not be eligible for being re-elected as a designated officer, until a period of three years has elapsed after the expiry of that aforesaid period of six years. Explanation.— For the purposes of this sub-section; (a) in calculating the consecutive period of six years in office, any period for which the person concerned may have been such officer, before the commencements of the Gujarat Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Ordinance, 1982, shall be excluded, (b) if any person resigns his office as designated officer at any timer within twelve months from the date on which the consecutive period of six years would, but for his resignation, have been completed he would be deemed to have completed a period of six years on his resignation.