Registrar and other officers and their powers

(1) The Government may appoint a person to be the Registrar of Co-operative Societies for the State. (2) To assist the Registrar in his functions under this Act the Government may appoint such number of Additional Registrars, Joint Registrars, Deputy Registrars, Assistant Registrars and other persons with such designations as it may think fit. (3) The Government may, by general or special order, confer on any person appointed under sub-section (2), all or any of the powers of the Registrar under this Act. (4) Every person appointed under sub-section (2) shall exercise his powers subject to the general superintendence and control of the Registrar. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where any power of the Registrar is exercised by any person by virtue of the order issued by the Government under sub-section (3), the order passed or decision made by such person shall, for the purpose of appeal, be deemed to be the order or decision of that person and not of the Registrar.