Co-operative Societies to affiliate to State Co-operative Union

(1) Every co-operative society in the State shall, within a period of six months from the commencement of this Act, or within a period of six months from the date of its registration, whichever period expires later, get itself affiliated to the State Co-operative Union. (2)The affiliation under sub-section (1) shall be in force for a period of one year from the date of affiliation and shall be renewed on the expiry of that period. (3)The fees payable by a co-operative society for an affiliation to the State Co-operative Union or for the renewal of such affiliation shall be such as may be prescribed. (4)If any co-operative society fails to affiliate to the State Co-operative Union as required by sub-section (1) or to renew such affiliation as required by sub-section (2), such society shall not be entitled to any of the privileges conferred on a co-operative society under chapter V of this Act.