The ASSAM COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019
###### Registered No .-768/97

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###### No. 210 Dispur, Tuesday, 28th May, 2019, 7th Jaistha, 1941 (S . E.)

 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

 ORDERSBYTHEGOVERNOR

 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


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###### 970 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 28, 2019

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 ACT

further to amend the Assam Cooperative Societies Act, 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 . (I) This Act may be called the Assam Cooperative So<.:i('ti~s

commencement (Amendment) Act, 2019.

(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.

(3) It sh~l; ·~ome into force at one..-:.

Amendment of 2. kl the principal Act, in section. I 0, in sub-section (I), in
section I 0 cla~se (e), for the existing prevision, the following shall be

substituted, namdy :-

###### "( 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 ( 1) of
section 17 which shall be non-refunclahle."

Amendment of 3. In the principal Act, in section 17, in sub-section (I), ii1
section 17 between the word "challan" and "along", the words and

punctuation marks "or hy electronic payment, as the case may
be," sha II b~ inserted.

Amendment of 4. ln the principal Act, in section 3 I, atter the word "year"
section 31 appearing at the end, the words "frnrr. the date of election of the

bin:ctors" shall be inserted.

Amendment of 5. In the principalAct, in section 33, in suh-section (4), for the
section 33 words "tnis bye-laws" appearing in between the words "prcivided

in" and the punctuation mark",", the words "the hyc-·laws" shnll
be substituted.

Amendment of 6. In the principal Act, in section '.15, in sub-section (2), for the
section 35 words "fifteen numbers of Directors" app~~ring in b~twee11 the

words "consist of" and the punctuation mark " : " , the words
''maximum twenty one number of Directors'~ shall be substituted.

Amendment of 7. In the principal Act, in section 40, in sub-section (4), for thr
section 40 existing provisions of clauses ( c) and ( e) , the following shn II be

substiu~ted, namely :-

"(~) not conduct111g the meetings of the Board under sub-section
(3) of section 43 or delegates or representatives tinder sub-

section (4) of section 41 :''

"(e) autbmti<ic dissolution under section (4) of seci!i' ln 41 ;"


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###### 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 Legislati,·e Assembly" appearing in

between th' words "shall be" and "by'' . the words "submitted to
the State Govemh1ent", and for the figure and word" "120 days''
&ppearing in between the words [1]'expiry of' and "days" • the
figure and word "210 days" respectively. shall be substituted.

Amendment l>f 9. In the principal Act, in section I 00, in sub-section (5), for the
section I 01) punctuation nrnrk "." <.ppearing at the e:1d, the puncll.latio11 mark

###### '':" shall be c;11bstituted and there::tfter the following provis0s
shall be insertt!d, namely:-

"Provided that for reasons beyond the control of the

liquidator. more time is required for completion of the

liquidation proceeding. the Rcgist.-ar. for reasons to .Ce recorded
in writing with ,1deq11<1te justification, rnay grant an extension of

the time ~hown in tht: certificatf of dissolution which shall not
exceed one year beyond tile period of eight years from the date
###### of appointment of the liquid a tor.

Provided further that if the dissolution could not he

effected within the exten<led period of one year for reasons

peyond the control of the lic:uidator and further e-.<tension of
time is necessary under compulsive circumstances1 the matter
shall be referred by the Reg:strar to the Government in the
Administrative Department. for further extension of ~irne. which
shail not exce~d one year at a time or for arriving at r; decision to
effectuate the dissolu1ion m a time b:wnd 'lianner, as mqy be
deemed fit <ind 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-21 .

Extraordinary Gazette No. 419 - 300 + 10                - 28 - 05 - 2019. (visit at- dpns.assam.gov.in)


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