Registration of Society
Relevant Act sections and Model Bye-laws relating to registration of society.
Relevant provisions
Registration of co-operative housing societies
shall be registered under this Act, unless it consists of at least five persons (each of such persons being plan) flat purchasers or intending Members and who are qualified to become Member under this Act, whichever is higher, joins the registration proposal of housing society to be registered. (2) No tenant ownership housing society shall be registered under this Act, unless it consists of at least five persons (each of such persons being a Member of different family) or at least fifty-one per cent. (of total number of plots as per proposed or sanctioned lay-out) plot purchasers and who are qualified to become Member under this Act, whichever is higher, joins the registration proposal of housing society to be registered. (3) No Association of society shall be registered unless it has at least five housing societies as its Members. (4) No Co-operative Housing Association shall be registered unless it has at least two housing societies or other legal bodies as its Members. (5) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the registration of any society made before the commencement of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Mah. XXIII of 2019). (6) The word “limited” or "unlimited" shall be the last word in the name of every society with limited or unlimited liability, as the case may be, which is registered or deemed to be registered under this Act. Explanation.— For the purpose of this section, the expression “Member of a family” means a wife, husband, father, mother, dependent son or unmarried dependent daughter.
The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 · Text as on 6 June 2025Reservation of name and permission for opening bank account
For the purpose of granting permission to open an account in the bank and reservation of name of the proposed tenant co-partnership housing society or premises society, an application shall be made to the Registrar in the prescribed format and shall be accompanied with the copies of commencement certificate, or the building completion certificate given by the Architect and the copy of resolution of promoters electing chief promoter and authorizing him to make such application and on receipt of such application, the Registrar shall dispose of it within a period of thirty days from the date of its receipt. (2) For the purpose of granting permission to open an account in the bank and reservation of name of the proposed tenant ownership housing society an application shall be made to the Registrar in the prescribed format and shall be accompanied with the copy of tentative lay-out plan certified by Architect or sanctioned lay-out plan and copy of resolution of promoters electing chief promoter and authorizing him to make such application and on receipt of such application, the Registrar shall decide it within a period of thirty days from the date of its receipt. (3) For the purpose of registration of a housing society, an application shall be made to the Registrar in the prescribed format and shall be accompanied with documents as prescribed alongwith such fees as may be prescribed : Provided that, the application shall be signed by the minimum number of plot or flat purchasers or owners or intending Members as provided under foregoing section : Provided further that, for the registration of a Association of society or co-operative housing association, such application shall be signed by minimum number of authorized office bearers of different societies or legal bodies, as the case may be, as provided under foregoing section.
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