Multi-State Co-Operative Societies Act, 2002

Section - 45J - Elections of members of board

[Elections of members of board.

45J. (1) No person shall be eligible to be elected as a member of the board or office bearer of a multi-State co-operative society, unless he is an active member of the general body of that society.

Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section, the term "active member" means any member-

(i)-availing minimum level of products or services of the society; or
(ii)-attending not less than three consecutive general meetings,
as specified in section 29.

(2) A member of the board or office bearer of a multi-State co-operative society shall cease to be such member or office bearer, if he ceases to be a member of general body of that society.

(3) The election of members of board shall be held by secret ballot in such manner as may be prescribed.

(4) The election of the members of the board shall be held in the general meeting of the members of the multi-State co-operative society and the elected members of the board shall, if the bye-laws of such society permit, be eligible for re-election.

(5) The term of office of elected members of the board and its office bearers shall be five years from the date of election and the term of office bearers shall be co .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store