Co-operative Societies Act, 1912

Chapter: I
Preliminary
Section 1	:	Short title and extent
Section 2	:	Definitions
Chapter: II
Registration
Section 3	:	The Registrar
Section 4	:	Societies which may be registered
Section 5	:	Restrictions on interest of member of society with limited liability and a share capital
Section 6	:	Conditions of registration
Section 7	:	Power of Registrar to decide certain questions
Section 8	:	Application for registration
Section 9	:	Registration
Section 10	:	Evidence of registration
Section 11	:	Amendment of the by-laws of a registered society
Chapter: III
Rights and Liabilities of Members
Section 12	:	Member not to exercise rights till due payment made
Section 13	:	Votes of members
Section 14	:	Restrictions on transfer of share or interest
Chapter: IV
Duties of Registered Societies
Section 15	:	Address of societies
Section 16	:	Copy of Act, rules and by-laws to be open to inspection
Section 17	:	Audit
Chapter: V
Privileges of Registered Societies
Section 18	:	Societies to be bodies corporate
Section 19	:	Prior claim of society
Section 20	:	Charge and set-off in respect of shares or interest of member
Section 21	:	Shares or interest not liable to attachment
Section 22	:	Transfer of interest on death of member
Section 23	:	Liability of past member
Section 24	:	Liability of the estates of deceased member
Section 25	:	Register of members
Section 26	:	Proof of entries in societies' books
Section 27	:	Exemption from compulsory registration of instruments relating to shares and debentures of registered society
Section 28	:	Power to exempt from income-tax, stamp-duty and registration fees
Chapter: VI
Property and funds of registered societies
Section 29	:	Restrictions on loans
Section 30	:	Restrictions on borrowing
Section 31	:	Restrictions on other transactions with non-members
Section 32	:	Investment of funds
Section 33	:	Funds not to be divided by way of profit
Section 34	:	Contribution to charitable purpose
Chapter: VII
Inspection of affairs
Section 35	:	Inquiry by Registrar
Section 36	:	Inspection of books of indebted society
Section 37	:	Costs of inquiry
Section 38	:	Recovery of costs
Chapter: VIII
Dissolution of society
Section 39	:	Dissolution
Section 40	:	Cancellation of registration of society
Section 41	:	Effect of cancellation of registration
Section 42	:	Winding-up
Chapter: IX
Rules
Section 43	:	Rules
Chapter: X
Miscellaneous
Section 44	:	Recovery of sums due to Government
Section 45	:	Power to exempt societies from conditions as to registration
Section 46	:	Power to exempt registered societies from provisions of the Act
Section 47	:	Prohibition of the use of the word "co-operative"
Section 48	:	Indian Companies Act, 1882, not to apply
Section 49	:	Saving of existing societies
Section 50	:	Repeal