Section 17A(5)(b) in The Gujarat Co-Operative Societies Act, 1961
(b)the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) of Section 17 and the provisions of Section 18 shall apply in relation to the amalgamation or re-organisation of the societies under this section as if-(i)the order of amalgamation were a resolution of societies concerned with amalgamation, and(ii)the original society was re-organised under Section 17.]