section 98W
Restriction for using the word 'Bank'
The Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959No primary agricultural credit society or its federation or association shall, except those which are permitted to act as a Bank under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (Central Act 10 of 1949), be registered with the word 'Bank', 'Banker', 'Banking' or any other derivative of the word 'Bank' in its registered name or shall use the same as a part of its name: Provided that where any primary agricultural credit society or its federation or association, except those which are permitted to act as a Bank under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (Central Act 10 of 1949), has been registered with the word 'Bank' or any of its derivatives as a part of its name or has been using the same as a part of its name before the commencement of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act 2009, it shall within three months from the date of such commencement, change its name so as to remove the word 'Bank' or its derivative, if any, from its name: Provided further that where any such society fails to comply with the above provisions within the period specified therein, the Registrar shall order the winding up of such society after giving a reasonable time and opportunity to the board of such society for complying with the above provisions.
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