Rule 19. Conditions to be complied with for admission for membership, etc | Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules, 1961

Rule 19. Conditions to be complied with for admission for membership, etc:-

No person shall be admitted as a member of a society unless,—
     (i) he has applied in writing in the form laid down by the society or in the form specified by the Registrar, if any, for membership;
     (ii) his application is approved by the committee of the society in pursuance of the powers conferred on it in that behalf and subject to such resolution as the general

Footnotes:
1. Ins by G.N of 1-1-1988.
body of members may in pursuance of the powers conferred on it in that behalf from time to time pass and in the case of nominal, associate or sympathiser member, by an officer of the society authorised in that behalf by the committee;

     (iii) he has fulfilled all other conditions laid down in the Act, the rules and the by-laws;
     (iv) in case of a firm, company or body corporate, society registered under the Societies Registration Act, I860, a public trust registered under any law for the time being in force relating to registration of public trusts or a local authority, the application for membership is accompanied by a resolution authorising it to apply for such membership.

1[19A. Procedure for tendering application to the Registrar for membership under section 23(1 A):-
(1) Where a society has refused to accept the application for membership from eligible person, such person shall tender an application to the Registrar in Form 4H-T together with requisite share money and entrance fee (2) The Registrar, on receipt of such application, shall forward the same to the society concerned together with requisite share money and entrance fee within thirty days from the date of its receipt.

(3) The Society shall take the decision and communicate the same to the applicant within sixty days from the date of receipt of such application as provided in sub-rule (2) and if no decision is communicated to the applicant within the said period of sixty days, the applicant shall be deemed to have been admitted as a member of such society.

(4) In case the society refuses to admit the applicant as its member, it shall communicate the decision within the period of sixty days mentioned in sub-rule (3) with reasons therefor and refund the share money and entrance fee with such communication. If the society fails to refund the said amount, it shall be liable to pay interest at 15% per annum on the said amount from the date of such communication and the said amount if not paid, shall be recovered as an arrears of land revenue.]