Prohibition to hold office of chairperson or president or vice-chairperson or vice-president in certain cases
Section 44 of the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 deals with prohibition to hold office of chairperson or president or vice-chairperson or vice-president in certain cases. No member of a board shall be eligible to be elected as the chairperson or president or vice-chairperson or vice-president of a multi-State co-operative society if such member is a Minister in the Central Government or a State Government. The Act came into force on 19 Aug 2002.
(1) No member of a board shall be eligible to be elected as the chairperson or president or vice-chairperson or vice-president of a multi-State co-operative society if such member is a Minister in the Central Government or a State Government.
(2) No member of a board shall be eligible to be elected as the chairperson or president of a multiState co-operative society, after he has held the office as such during two consecutive terms, whether full or part:
Provided that a member who has ceased to hold the office of the chairperson or president continuously for one full term shall again be eligible for election to the office as such.
Explanation.--where any member holding the office of the chairperson or president at the commencement of this Act is again elected to that office after such commencement, he shall for the purpose of this section, be deemed to have held office for one term before such election.
Section 44, The Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 (Act 39 of 2002).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 44
What does Section 44 of the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act deal with?
Section 44 of the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act is headed "Prohibition to hold office of chairperson or president or vice-chairperson or vice-president in certain cases". No member of a board shall be eligible to be elected as the chairperson or president or vice-chairperson or vice-president of a multi-State co-operative society if such member is a Minister in the Central Government or a State Government.
How do I find court cases under Section 44 of the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act?
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: Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act 44, section 44 Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, section 44 of the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act. 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 44 of the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Multi-State Cooperative Societies Rules 2002 (2002).
When did Section 44 of the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act come into force?
Section 44 of the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, cited as Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act 44, came into force on 19 Aug 2002, having been enacted on 03 Jul 2002. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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