Section 7 in The Bihar Co-operative Societies Rules, 1959
7. Admission to Membership.
- [(1) (a) Every person desiring admission to membership of a registered society shall apply in Form V.(b)The Secretary of the Society or any person duly authorised by him in this behalf shall immediately grant a receipt for the application in the form at the foot of Form V.(c)In case the Secretary of the Society or any such person as aforesaid does not receive the application or grant a receipt for it, the applicant may submit his application to the Block Development Officer or the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies or the District Cooperative Officer, who shall immediately grant him a receipt for the application in the prescribed form, and shall at once send the same to the society concerned.(d)The application shall be considered by a Managing Committee of the Society and the decision of the Committee thereon shall be communicated to the applicant within 15 days of receipt of the application and, where the application is rejected, with reasons therefor.(e)If no decision is communicated to the applicant within the period specified above, it shall be deemed that the application has been accepted and the applicant has been admitted to the membership of the Society.](2)A person whose application for admission to membership has been rejected by the managing committee may, within sixty days of the communication of the decision to him appeal to the Registrar whose decision shall be final.(3)On payment of the admission fee and share money as prescribed in the bye-laws, a member shall be entitled to all the rights and shall be subject to all the liabilities of a member.(4)[ Notwithstanding anything contrary contained in this Rule or bye-laws of a Primary Agriculture Credit Society, if any person applies for membership of such a society with a declaration to the Block Development Officer or Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies or District Co-operative Officer that-(a)he fulfils the criteria for attaining membership of such a society,(b)no other member of his family is a member of the society and(c)he has applied for membership to the managing committee of such society and has not been admitted as a member,the concerned Block Development Officer or Assistant Registrar Co-operative Societies or District Co-operative Officer, as the case may be, shall order such person to be made a member of the said society.] [Added by Notification No. 7-114/2006-7340, dated 26.11.2008.]
