(1) The final authority in a co-operative society shall, subject to
the provisions of this Act and the rules, vest in the general body of the
members:
Provided that nothing in this section shall affect any powers conferred on a committee or any officer of a co-operative society by the rules or the bye-laws.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where the size, spread or type of membership of a society requires a representative body of delegates to take decisions effectively, a smaller body called the Delegate General Body, elected from the members of the society in the prescribed manner, may be constituted in accordance with the bye-laws of the society. Such smaller body may exercise all the powers of the general body.
Provided that nothing in this section shall affect any powers conferred on a committee or any officer of a co-operative society by the rules or the bye-laws.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where the size, spread or type of membership of a society requires a representative body of delegates to take decisions effectively, a smaller body called the Delegate General Body, elected from the members of the society in the prescribed manner, may be constituted in accordance with the bye-laws of the society. Such smaller body may exercise all the powers of the general body.