On the withdrawal under section 172 of the powers conferred on a panchayat, the

Collector, shall appoint an officer to take charge of the accounts, records and otiier papers and articles in connection with the recovery of land revenue or collection of cesses, in the village.

1. (B) Delegation of the functions under the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961.

174. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act,

1961 the State Government, having regard to the Panchayat Functions List may subject to such conditions as it may think fit to impose, by an order published in the Official Gazette, delegate to a district panchayat and the taluka patnchayats subordinate to it, such powers, functions and duties of the Registrar or any other authority under the said Act may be specified in the order.

1. (2) In particular, such order may provide for the delegation of powers relating to-
   • (a) the registration of co-operative societies;
   • (b) the approval of amendment to the bye-laws of co-operative societies;
   • (c) appeals arising out of non-admission of members in a co-operative society;
   • (d) maintenance of register of co-operative societies;
   • (e) change in the name or classification of a co-operative society;
   • (f) permission to co-operative societies to enter into partnership;
   • (g) the calling of, or extending the period for the calling of annual general meetings of co-operative societies;
   • (h) the calling of a special general meeting of a co-operative society;
     • (i) the disposal of surplus assests of co-operative societies in the event of their winding up;
   • (j) direction for giving possession of books and papers of the co-operative societies to the successor chairman thereof.
   • (C) Transfer of functions of State Government to Panchayats.

175. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the

State Government may, subject to such conditions as it may think fit to impose, transfer by an order published in the Official Gazette, to a district panchayat any such powers, functions and duties relating to any matter as are exercised or performed by the State Government or any officer of Government under any enactment which the State Legislature is competent to enact, or otherwise in the executive power of the State, and appear to relate to matters arising witnin a district and to be of an administrative character and shall on such transfer, allot to the district panchayat such fund and personnel as may be necessary to enable the district panchayat to exercise the powers and discharge the functions and duties so transferred. Right of State Government to collect land revenue unaffected. Collector to appoint officer on suspension of powers of panchayat. Delegation of powers of Registrar of Co-operative Societies to panchayats. Guj. X of 1962. Guj. X of 1962. Transfer of functions of State Government to Panchayat.

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1. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1) the State Government may transfer to the district panchayats such powers, functions and duties as are exercised or performed by the following departments of the State, namely:-
2. (1) Agriculture;
3. (2) Animal husbandry;
4. (3) Public Health and Medical Relief;
5. (4) Public Works Department activities in the district;
6. (5) Social Welfare;
7. (6) Land Department;
8. (7) Prohibition Department so far as prohibition propoganda is concerned;
9. (8) Co-operative Department;
10. (9) Cottage Industries and Small Scale Industries ;
11. (10) District Statistical Officer.
12. (3) On the transfer of any powers, functions and duties under sub-sections (1) and
13. (2) the district panchayat shall, if the State Government so directs and with the previous approval of the State Government, may delegate to any panchayat subordinate to it any of the functions, powers and duties so transferred and allot to such panchayat such fund and staff as may be necessary to enable the panchayat to exercise the powers and discharge the functions and duties so delegated.
14. (4) Where any powers, functions and duties conferred by or under any enactment are so transferred or delegated, that enactment shall have effect as if this section had been incorporated in that enactment.
15. (5) The matters in respect of which the functions and duties are transferred or delegated under this section shall be deemed to be included in the Panchayat Functions