Associate, Joint or provisional Member

Section 154B-4, Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960

This chapter is in force. The 2019 Ordinance was a temporary law under article 213 of the Constitution and was replaced by the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2019, which re-enacted Chapter XIII-B in the same terms. When citing this provision in a notice, application or plaint, cite it as a section of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — not as a section of the Ordinance.

In short

Notwithstanding section 22, a society may admit a person as an associate, joint or provisional member. Their right to vote and to contest elections is governed by section 154B-11(2) to (4).

Official TextSelect & copy — citation and link auto-added

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 22, the society may admit any person as an associate, joint or provisional Member. (2) Right to vote and contest the election shall be subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 154B-11.

Source: Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary Part VIII, No. 21, 9 March 2019 — the authorised English translation published under article 348(3) of the Constitution. The Marathi on this page is our summary, not an official translation.

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2026 Amendment Rules — the machinery for this section

106C-4 · 106C-5 · 106C-6 · Membership — regular, associate & provisional →

Model Bye-Laws 2014 — the same ground in your society’s own bye-laws

Bye-law 16 · Classes of Members →Bye-law 25 · No rights of Membership for Associate Member except that under Section 27 (2) →Bye-law 26 · No rights of Membership to a nominal Member →

Forms used under this section

Form Y-5AForm Y-4

associate member joint member provisional member section 22 admission

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