PREAMBLE

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Co-operative Societies in the State of Maharashtra

In order to promote the systematic growth of the cooperative movement in Maharashtra, aligning with the pertinent directive principles of State policy outlined in the Indian Constitution, it is deemed necessary to consolidate and revise the laws concerning cooperative societies in the state. Thus, enacted in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India, the following provisions are hereby declared:

Footnote:

• Received the assent of the President on the 4th May 1961: assent first published in the Maharashtra Government, Part IV, on the 9th day of May 1961.
• For Statement and Reasons, see Maharashtra Government Gazette, 1960, Part V, pages 270-273; for Report of the Select Committee, see Part V, pages 432-517.