Assam Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2019

Registered No.-768/97 THE ASSAM GAZETTE ~>tt~ct EXTRAORDINARY eft~ <1S{~"1 ~ ~ PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY "T~210~~. >1*'4<\1"1,28~', 2019,7~,194l("i<P) No. 210 Dispur, Tuesday, 28th May, 2019, 7th Jaistha, 1941 (S. E.) GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT: : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH NOTIFICATION The 28th May, 2019 No. LGL.140/2018/20.-The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor on 7th March, 2019 is hereby published for general information. ASSAM ACT NO. IV OF 2019 (Received the assent of the Governor on 7th March, 2019) THE ASSAM COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 970 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 28, 2019 AN ACT further to amend the Assam Cooperative Societies A~t, 2007. Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Coopera:ive Assam Act Societies Act, 2007, hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, in No. IV of the manner hereinafter appearing ; 2012 It is hereby enacted in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- Short title. extent and I. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Cooperative SociPlios commencement (Amendment) Act, 2019. (2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act (J) It shal! come into force at one~. Amendment of 2. In the principal Act, in section I 0, in sub-section (I), in section I 0 clatJse (e), for the existing prevision, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "(e) a copy of treasury challan or proof of electronic payment as an evidence in support of payment of registration fee calculated as per the provisions of sub-section (I) of section I 7 which shall be non-refundable." Amendment of 3. In the principal Act, in section 17, in sub-section(!), in section 17 between the word "challan" and "along", the words and punctuation marks "or by electronic payment, as the case may be," shall b~ inserted. Amendment of 4. In the µrincipal Act, in section 3 I. at\er the word "year" section 31 appearing at the end, the words "frnm the date of election of the Directors" shall be inserted. Amendment of 5. In the principalAct, in section 33, in sub-section (4), for the section 33 words "this bye-laws" appearing in between the words "prcwided in" and the punctuation mark",", the words "the bye-laws" shnll l:e substituted. Amendment of 6. In the principal Act, in section 35, in sub-seciion (2), for the section 35 words "fifteen numbers of Directors" appeering in between the words "consist of" and the punctuati0n mark " : " , the words "maximum twenty one number of Directors'~ shall J:.e substituted.

Amendment of 7. In the principal Act, in section 40, in sub-seciion (4), for th~ section 40 existing provisions of clauses (c) and (e), the following shnll be suhstitl!ted, namely :- "(c) not concit1ctmg the meetings of the Board under sub-section (3) of section 43 or delegates or representatives t>nder sufi- section (4) of section 41 :" "(e) autbma<ic dissolution under >Ub· section (4) of s~ctfon 41 ;". THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 28, 2019 971 Amendment of 8. In the principal Act, in section 84, in clause (h), for the words section 84 "laid before ·the. Assam Legislmh·c Assembly" appearing in between tht words "shall be" and "by" , the words ''submitted to the State Government", and for the figure and word" "120 days" :>ppearing in between the words "expiry of'' and "days" . the figure and word "210 days" respectively. shall be substituted. Amendment ,,f 9. In the principal Act, in section I 00, in sub-section (5), for the section I 01) punctuatiun mark"." "pµearing at the e~d. the puncttlatio11 mark '':" shall be •11bstituted and thereafter the ·following provis0s shall be inserted, namely:- · "Provided that for reasons beyond the control of the liquidator, more time is required for completion of the liqt.idatinn proceeding, the Registrar, for reasons lo te recorded in \Vriting \-Vith <idequ~te justificarion, rnay grant an extension of the time >hown in tht ccrtificalr of dissolution which shall not exceed one year beyond the period of eight years from the date of appointment of the I iquidat(lr. Provided further that if the dissolution could not he e!Tected with.n the extenrled period of one year fer reasons peyond the control of the li~uidator and further e'l!tension of time is necessary under cumpulsive circumstances, the matter shall be referred by the Reg:sirar to the Government in the Administrative Department. for further extension of '.ime, which shail not exce~d one year at a time or for arriving at LJ decision to effectuate the dissolution m a time b~tmd •11anner, as mqy be deemed fit ~.nd prope.-." S. M. BUZAR BARUAH, Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Legislative Department. Dispur, Guwahati-6. Guwahati: Printed and Published by the Dy. Directors (P & S), Directorate of Printing & Stationery, Assam, Guwahati-2 I. Extraordinary Gazette No. 4 I 9 - 300 + 10 • 28 - 05 - 2019. (visit at- dpns.assam.gov.in)