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Govemment of Kerala
2015
Regn. No. I
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AHo WHenEe,s, as per G.O. (P) No. 52/20l3liCo-op. dated lst
April,20l3published as S.R.O. No. 26512013 in the Kerala Gazette
Extraordinary No. 9411dated lst April, 2013, Govemment exempted the
said type of societies from theoperation of the third proviso to
the sub-section (1) of section 28 of the KeialaCo-operative
Societies Act, 1969, for a period of one year from the date
ofcommencement of the Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment)
Act,20l3(Act 8 of 2013), or till the date of conducting election to
the committees afterduly registering their bye-laws in accordance
with the provisions of the saidAmendment Act, whichever was
eartrier;
Aso WHeneas, as per G.O. (Pt No. 66/2014/Co-op. dated 14th
May,2al4pubLished as S.R.O. No. 285/2014 in the Kerala Gazette
Extraordinary No. 1247dated lsth May,2014, Goyernment exempted the
said type of societies from theoperation of the third proviso to
sub-section (1) of section 28 of KeralaCo-opeiative Societies Act,
1969. for a further period from 14th February,201-1 to 31st
December,20l4 or trll the date of conducting election to
thecommittees after duly registering bye-iaws in accordance with
the provisions ofthe said Ame-iiAnGnT Act, whichever-was
earlier;
.{r) \\:H:r..o.s. the Reeistrar of Co-operative Societies has
now reported:rat though. ihe n:l* ir, ac;ordance with the Amendment
Act came into forcelr'lrh effec: irom l6rh NL-rl'eu1ber, 20 14, the
societies requested further byamending their b1'e-lan's il
accordance with the ruies so prescribed and hencerecommended the
Goverru:cent to extend the exemption for a further period ofone
year from ist Januai1,.2015 to 31st December. 2015 or till the date
ofconducting election to rhe committees after duly registering
bye-laws inaccordance t'ith the pror isions of the said Amendment
AcL whichever is earlier;
Aso \\'srRr 1.s. the Government have considered the maner in
detail andare sarisf;ed that it is trecessary in public interest to
extend the exemption for afurther period of one r"ear from lst
January,2015 to 3lst December,2015 ortillthe date cf conducting
election to the committee after duly registering theirb,ve-lau's in
accordance with the provisions of the said Amendment Act,u'hichever
is earlirr;
Now, TuenenoRE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section
101 of theKerala co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969). the
Govemment of Keralahereby exempt the Primary Agricultural Credit
Societies, ServiceCo-operative Banks, Farmers Service Co.operative
Banks, Rural Banks, Regional
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Banks, Urban Co-operative Banks, Urban Co-operatire Societies,
Primary
Agricultural and Rural Dev,elopment Banks and Primar-l' Housing
Co-operative
Societies from the operation'of the third ororiso to sub-section
(1) of section 28
of Kerala Co-operative SocietiesAct. 1969. ibr a hrrther penod
of one year from1st January,2015 to 3lst December,2015 o: ri.l rhe
date of conducting election tothe committees after duly registering
b1 e-la*'s in accordance with the provisions
of the said Amendment Act, whichever rs earlier.
By order of the Governor,
K. S. Sruurvns,Secretary to .Government.
Explanatory Note
[Tlis does,not form part ef, the order, bur is inrencied to
indicate itsgeneral purport.)
As per the new proviso ecded to sub-section (l) of section 28 of
KeralaCo-operative Societies Act. .969 (21 of 1969) by the Kerala
Co-operativeSocieties (Amendment)Act,20i3 (Act 8 of 2013), election
to the committees of
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies, Service Co-operative
Banks, FarmersService Co-operative Banks, Rural Banks, Regional
Banks, Urban Co-operative
Banks, Urban Co-operative Societies, Primary Agricultural and
Rural Development
Banks, Primary Housing Co-operative Societies, shall be
conducted on ward
basis. Howeverr no exemption *as given to the existing affected
societies whereelection procedure was started on the basis of the
provisions prior to thecommencement of the said Amendment Act and
also no time limit was prescribed
in the said Amendment Act to the affected societies to implement
the saidamendment. Therefore. the Registrar of Co-operative
Societies requested theGovernment to exempt the afiected societies
from the operation of the thirdproviso to sub-section (1) of
section 28 of the said Act, Vide G.O. (P)No. 52l20l3lCo-op. dated
lst April. 2013 published as S.R.O. No. 26512013 in the
Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 942 dated lst Apnl, 2013,
Government exempted
the societies which were affected by the said amendment from the
operation of
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the third proviso to sub-section (l) of section 28 of Kerala
Co-operativeSocieties Act, 1969, for a period of one year from the
date of commencement ofthe Kerala Co-operative Societies
(Amendment) Act, 2013 (Act 8 of 2013), or tillthe date of
conducting election !o the committees after duly registering
bye-lawsin accordance with the provisions of the sdid Amendment
Act, whichever wasearlier. The exemption granted was extended vife
G.O. (P) No. 66/2A14/Co-op.dated 14th May,2014, published as S. R.
O. No. 28512014 in the Kerala GazetteExtraordinary No. 1247 dated
l5th May; 2014. The Registrar of Co-operativeSocieties has now
reported that thougtr the rules in accordance with the4nsndment Act
came into force on 26th Novanber, 2014, the societies
requestedfurther time for amending their b-ve-laws in accordance
with the said AmendmentAct and hence requested the Gor,ernment to
extend the exemption for furtherperiod of one year from lst
January,2015 to 3lst December, 2015.The Government have considered
the matter in detail and are satisfied that it isnec€ssar)' i:r
public interest to extent the exemption for a further period of
one
;+s - ' ::*:1irrce:@$!r$gg.2Q15 to 3lst Oecgaqr, 2015 or till
the date of coqqqdi-qgelection to the committ@'aftff ddFy
regisrering bye-laws in accordance with the-provisions of. the said
Amendment Act, whichever is earlier.
The order is intended to achieve the above objects.