Certificate of registration

(1) Where a Co-operative is registered or deemed to be registered, the certificate of registration duly signed and sealed by the Registrar shall be conclusive evidence that the Co-operative mentioned therein, is a Co-operative registered or deemed to be registered under this Act. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, when a certificate of registration is issued to a Co-operative after conversion of a Co-operative society into a Co-operative, the registration of such Co-operative society under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, shall be cancelled by the Registrar with effect from the date of issue of certificate of registration under this Act. In the Principal Act, in section 20B, in clause (c), after sub-clause (ii), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(iii) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or Bye-laws made thereunder, in the Election of the Board of Secondary Co-operative or Federal Co-operative or Apex Co-operative to the reserved seats, irrespective of any class of voters of the said Cooperatives they shall be entitled to exercise their votes, in the manner as may be prescribed.”