(a) one for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or to both the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes as the State Government may, having regard to the population of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the area of operation of the society, specify, and
(b) one for the persons who are small farmers and marginal farmers.]
Explanation.
(1) the expressions "marginal farmer" and "small farmer" shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in clauses (g) and (p) of Section 2 of the Gujarat Rural Debtors' Relief Act, 1976 (President's Act of 1976);
[(1-A) the expression "population" in relation to the area of operation of a society means the population of that area as ascertained at the last preceding census.]
[74BB. Reservation of seats for woman in committee of society.
(a) one seat in a committee consisting of not more than eleven members, and
(b) two seats in committee consisting of more than eleven members.
(i) consisting of not more than eleven members, there is no woman as a member;
(ii) consisting of more than eleven members, there is no woman as a member or only one woman as a member, the society shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the bye-laws of the society, elect, co-opt or appoint in accordance with its bye-laws, in addition to the existing members of the committee, one woman as a member in a committee referred to in clause (i) and two women as members or, as the case may be, one woman as a member in committee referred to in clause (ii).
(b) Where a society does not elect, co-opt, or appoint a member under sub-section (2) within two month from the commencement of the Gujarat Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Ordinance, 1997, (Gujarat Ordinance 8 of 1997), the Registrar shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the bye-laws of the society, appoint additional member or members in the committee in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2).
Section 74B • The Gujarat Co-Operative Societies Act, 1961
74B. Reservation of seats on committees of certain societies, for Scheduled Castes and Tribes and small and marginal farmers.
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Section 74B
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"content": "(a) one for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or to both the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes as the State Government may, having regard to the population of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the area of operation of the society, specify, and\n(b) one for the persons who are small farmers and marginal farmers.]\nExplanation.\n(1) the expressions \"marginal farmer\" and \"small farmer\" shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in clauses (g) and (p) of Section 2 of the Gujarat Rural Debtors' Relief Act, 1976 (President's Act of 1976);\n[(1-A) the expression \"population\" in relation to the area of operation of a society means the population of that area as ascertained at the last preceding census.]\n[74BB. Reservation of seats for woman in committee of society.\n(a) one seat in a committee consisting of not more than eleven members, and\n(b) two seats in committee consisting of more than eleven members.\n(i) consisting of not more than eleven members, there is no woman as a member;\n(ii) consisting of more than eleven members, there is no woman as a member or only one woman as a member, the society shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the bye-laws of the society, elect, co-opt or appoint in accordance with its bye-laws, in addition to the existing members of the committee, one woman as a member in a committee referred to in clause (i) and two women as members or, as the case may be, one woman as a member in committee referred to in clause (ii).\n(b) Where a society does not elect, co-opt, or appoint a member under sub-section (2) within two month from the commencement of the Gujarat Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Ordinance, 1997, (Gujarat Ordinance 8 of 1997), the Registrar shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the bye-laws of the society, appoint additional member or members in the committee in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2).",
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