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.
Registration of co-operative housing societies
Chapter XIII-B - Co-operative Housing Societies
Sets the special registration framework for co-operative housing societies and the minimum participation requirements described in the Act.
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