The Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act

Copies of bye-laws, etc., to be open to inspection

Place of keeping and inspection of, registers and returns

Inspection of books of account, etc., of multi-State co-operative society

Annual accounts and balance-sheet

Minutes of proceedings of general meetings and of board and other meetings

Minutes to be evidence

Presumptions to be drawn where minutes duly drawn and signed

Inspection of minutes book of general meetings

Liquidator to be public servant

Notice necessary in suits

Power to amend Second Schedule

Bar of jurisdiction of courts

Indemnity

Opening of branches

Filing of returns

Certain Acts not to apply

Central Government’s power to give directions to specified multi-State co-operative societies in  public interest

Supersession of board of specified multi-State co-operative society

Power to make rules

Power to remove difficulties

Repeal and saving


MISCELLANEOUS


Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in any law relating
to co-operative societies in force in a state, a multi-State co-operative society, not being a co-operative
bank, may open branches or places of business in any place in India.

LAWGIST

# 119 Opening of branches