Members to Co-operative Housing Society in Maharashtra

“Member” means a person joining in an application for the Registration of a Co-operative Society which is subsequently registered, or a person duly admitted to membership of a Society after Registration and who holds the rights, title and interest in the property individually or jointly, as per defined by the MCS Act, 1960, Section 2 (19a).

“Active Member” means

(a)

A member who participates in the affairs of the society and utilizes the minimum level of services or products of that society as may be specified in the bye-laws, as per defined by the MCS Act, 1960, Section 2 (19a) amended vide Notification date 13^th August, 2013;

(b)

One who has purchased and owns a Flat/Unit in the Society;

(c)

One who attends at least one General Body Meeting of the Society in the previous five consecutive years, provided that nothing in this clause shall apply to the members whose absence has been condoned by the General Body Meeting of the Society.  Note that those who have attended even one General Body Meeting of the Society from the date and year of Notification i.e. 2013 till 2018 is an Active Member;

(d)

Who has paid the Society Maintenance Service and other charges regularly as per Bye-laws No.22 (c) (iii)

“Non-Active Member” means a member who is not “Active Member” at the close of every financial year, starting from 2018 onwards.

(a)

Provided that the Society shall communicate to every Non-Active Member about his/her classification, within a period of 30 days from 31^st March, of every year from 31^st March, 2018 on ward and thereafter every year as prescribed by these Bye-laws;

(b)

In case of dispute about classification of a member being Active or Non-Active, an appeal shall lie with the Registrar within a period of 60 days from the date of communication of such classification;

(c)

A “Non-Active Member” can be reclassified as “Active Member” from the date he satisfies the condition laid down under Bye-law No.22(c);

“Associate Member” is an individual, means a member who holds the right, title and interest in the property individually or jointly with other, but whose name does not stand first in Share Certificate, as per defined by the MCS Act, 1960, Section 2 (19b);

“Nominal Member” means a person who does not hold the right, title and interest in the property individually or jointly and admitted to Membership as such after registration in accordance with the bye-laws, as per defined by the MCS Act, 1960, Section 2 (19c);