(1) No person other than a co-operative society registered under this or any other co-operative society registered under this Act or any other Co-operative Societies Act shall trade or carry on business under any name or title of which the word Co-operative is a part : Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to the use by any person, or by his successor in interest of any name or title under which he lawfully traded or carried on business at the commencement of this Act.
(2) Whoever contravenes the provision of this section shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand five hundred rupees, and in the case of a continuing offence with further fine of two hundred fifty rupees for each day on which the offence is continued after conviction therefore.
(2) Whoever contravenes the provision of this section shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand five hundred rupees, and in the case of a continuing offence with further fine of two hundred fifty rupees for each day on which the offence is continued after conviction therefore.
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Section 1 · Short title,extent and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · The Registrar.Section 4 · Co-operative Societies which may be registered.Section 5 · Age, qualification of a member.Section 6 · Conditions of registration.Section 7 · Restrictions on acquisition of Share in a Cooperative Society.Section 8 · Power of Registrar to decide certain questions.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.