Disqualification of member.

No person shall be eligible for admission as member and any member shall cease to be a member of a society, if- (a) he is an applicant to be adjudicated or is an undischarged insolvent; (b) he has been sentenced for an offence involving moral turpitude and a period of five years has not elapsed from the date of expiry of sentence; (bb) he has been sentenced for an offence under the provisions of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (No.22 of 1955) and a period of six years has not elapsed from the date of expiry of sentence. (c) he or any member of his family, having common interest with him, carries on business similar to one carried on by the society: Provided that the provisions of clause (b) shall not apply to a person seeking admission as member of a society exclusively formed or to be formed for the reclamation of Vimukta Jatis. (d) If he is disqualified under section 48-A of the Act; (e) If he is a person who has been dismissed from the service of any co-operative institution or Government service. Explanation.- For the purposes of this section- (i) "Vimukta Jatis" means such tribes as the State Government may, from time to time, by general or special order, declare as Vimukta Jatis for the purpose of this sub-section; (ii) the business carried on by a trader including that of money lending shall be deemed to be similar to the business carried on by a marketing society. [Note: The text also references: represent the society in other society, if he suffers from such disqualification, as may be prescribed: Provided that, if a member suffers from any of the disqualifications prescribed under this section- (i) it shall be lawful for the committee of the society to disqualify such member where he is elected as a Director being a member of that society,]