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DCS Act 2003

Section 7

In force Act 149 of 2005 As on 09 Oct 2026

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Act 149 of 2005

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Section 7 of DCS Act 2003. For the purposes of registration, an application shall be made to the Registrar.

(1) For the purposes of registration, an application shall be made to the Registrar.

(2) The application shall be signed - (a) in case of a co-operative society of which no member is a co-operative society, by at least fifteen persons qualified in accordance with the requirements of section 4; and nich se (b) in case of a federal co-operative society of which a member is a co-operative society, by a duly authorised person on behalf of such co-operative society and where all the members of the federal co-operative society are not co-operative societies, upto one-fifths of total strength or twenty, whichever is less, of other members, by the minimum number of fifteen and where all members are co-operative societies by duly authorised persons on behalf of fifteen different co-operative societies. Power of the Registrar to decide certain questions.

Section 7, DCS Act 2003 (Act 149 of 2005).

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This section refers to

  1. s. 4

Questions about Section 7

How do I find court cases under Section 7 of the DCS Act 2003?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: DCS Act 2003 7, section 7 DCS Act 2003, section 7 of the DCS Act 2003. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 7 of the DCS Act 2003, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 4, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the DCS Act 2003 enacted?

DCS Act 2003 was enacted in 2005 as Act 149 of 2005. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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