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Power of Registrar when making inquiry. \r\n9-A. Revision. \r\n10. Penalty. \r\n11. Procedure. \r\n12. Power to make rules. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND CO-OPERATIVE \r\nBANKS (REPAYMENT OF LOANS) ORDINANCE, 1966 \r\n(XIV of 1966) \r\n[27 April 1966] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for the repayment of unsecured loans or loans insufficiently secured. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the securing and repayment of \r\nsuch loans taken from the co -operative banks and other co -operative societies as \r\nare not secured or are insufficiently secured; \r\n AND WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan is not in session \r\nand the Governor of West Pakistan is satisfied that immediate legislation is \r\nnecessary; \r\n NOW,THEREFORE, in pursuance of the powers conferred on him by clause \r\n(1) of Article 79 of the Constit ution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to \r\nmake and promulgate the following Ordinance, namely:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe \r\n3\r\n[Punjab] Co-operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Lo ans) \r\nOrdinance, 1966. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of the Province of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab] , except the \r\nTribal Areas. \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the \r\nsubject or context– \r\n(a) “Act” means the Co-operative Societies Act, 1925 (Sind VII of 1925); \r\n(b) “Assistant Registrar” means an Assistant Registrar of Co -operative \r\nSocieties appointed or deemed to have been appointed under the Act \r\nto assist the Registrar; \r\n \r\n1\r\nThis Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on April 24, 1966, published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 10, 1966, pp. 1031-1037 and approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan on \r\nJune 10, 1966, under clause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2\r\nSubstituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the P unjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule Part III, Serial No. 87. \r\n3\r\nIbid. \r\n4\r\nIbid. \r\n1\r\n[(bb) “benami loan” means a loan the real beneficiary or recipient whereof is \r\na person other than the person in whose name the loan is advanced or \r\ngranted; \r\n(bbb) “borrower” includes, in the case of a benami loan, the real beneficiary \r\nor recipient of the loan;] \r\n(c) “co-operative bank” means a co -operative society established for \r\ncarrying on banking business and having as its principal object the \r\nfinancing of other co -operative societies registered or deemed to be \r\nregistered under the Act; \r\n(d) “co-operative s ociety” means a society whic h having as its object the \r\npromotion of economic interest of its members in accordance with co -\r\noperative principles, is registered or deemed to be registered under the \r\nAct; \r\n(e) “Government” means the \r\n2\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n(f) “loan” means a loan (including \r\n3\r\n[a benami loan, or] any transaction \r\nwhich in the opinion of the Registrar is in substance a loan), whether of \r\nmoney or in kind, which is not secured or is insufficiently secured, and \r\ntaken from a co-operative society by any person, whether a member of \r\nsuch society or not, or from a co-operative bank by any person \r\n4\r\n[but not \r\nan Agricultural Cooperative Society, Dairy Farming Cooperative \r\nSociety or Poultry Farming Cooperative Society having in each case a \r\nworking capital not exceeding five hundred thousand rupees] but not a \r\nCo-operative Society, and includes– \r\n5\r\n[(i) finance as defined in the Banking Tribunals Ordinance, 1984 \r\n(Ordinance No. LVIII of 1984) and all cognate expressions shall \r\nbe construed accordingly.] \r\n6\r\n[(ii)] any amount which is due from any such person to a co -\r\noperative society or a co -operative bank, whether taken as a \r\nloan or not;] \r\n \r\n1Inserted by the West P akistan Co -operative Soc ieties and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 1966 (XXV of 1966), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 7, 1966, pp. 2223 -\r\n2227, s. 2(i). \r\n2Substituted for the words “Gover nment of West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. \r\n14.8.1973), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425 -A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read \r\nwith Schedule, Part III, Serial No. 87. \r\n3Inserted by the West Pakist an Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 1966 (XXV of 1966), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 7, 1966, pp. 2223 -\r\n2227, s. 2(ii). \r\n4Substituted for the words “but not a Co-operative Society” by the Punjab Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks \r\n(Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) Act, 1992 (II of 1992), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated June 4, \r\n1992, pp. 2903-E-2903-G, s. 2(i). \r\n5Added by the Punja b Co-operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 \r\n(XXXIX of 1984), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated December 31, 1984, pp. 3021-3022, s. 2. \r\n6Re-numbered from “(i)” by the Punjab Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 1984 (XXXIX of 1984), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated December 31, 1984, pp. 3021 -3022, \r\ns. 2. \r\n \r\n1\r\n[(iii)] any amount due from any such person to a co -operative society \r\nor a co -operative bank under a decree passed by a Civil Court \r\nor an award given by an arbitrator or a decision of the Registrar, \r\nwhether in exercise of his original or appellate jurisdiction; and \r\n2\r\n[(iv)] any loan due from any such person to a co -operative society or \r\na co-operative bank which is the sub ject matter of any pending \r\nsuit, arbitration proceedings, appeal or revision, whether under \r\nthe Act or before any Court. \r\nExplanation.– A loan is “insufficiently secured” if it is not secured by mortgage, \r\npledge, hypothecation or assignment of such property of the borrower or of his \r\nsurety or of both, as in the case of a loan not exceeding \r\n3\r\n[five hundred thousand] \r\nrupees, the Assistant Registrar, and in the case of a loan exceeding \r\n4\r\n[five hundred \r\nthousand] rupees, the Registrar may think adequate; and \r\n(g) “Registrar” means a Registrar of Co -operative Societies appointed or \r\ndeemed to have been appointed under the Act, and includes a person \r\nupon whom all the powers of a Registrar have been conferred under \r\nthe Act. \r\n5\r\n[3. Repayment of Loans.– Notwithstanding anything contained in any other l aw \r\nfor the time being in force or in any agreement or other instrument, award or decree \r\nof any court, every loan outstanding, whether barred by limitation or not, in whole or \r\nin part and every loan, any instalment whereof is out standing shall, unless repai d \r\nearlier be repaid and secured in the manner provided in section 7.] \r\n4. Supply of information to the Registrar.– Every co-operative society and co-\r\noperative bank, through its Manager or Secretary, shall– \r\n(a) when a loan obtained from it is not repaid by the date on which it is due \r\nfor repayment, bring such fact, together with full details of the case and \r\nthe particulars of the borrower \r\n6\r\n[(including in the case of a benami loan, \r\nthe real beneficiary or recipient of the loan)] and the surety, to the \r\nnotice of the Assistant Registrar, when the amount of the loan does not \r\nexceed \r\n7\r\n[five hundred thousand] rupees, and to the notice of the \r\n \r\n1Re-numbered from “(ii)” by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n2Re-numbered from “(iii)” by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n3\r\nSubstituted for the words “thirty thousand” by the Punjab Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of \r\nLoans) (Amendment) Act, 1992 (II of 1992), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated June 4, 1992, pp. 2903-E-\r\n2903-G, s. 2(ii). \r\n4\r\nIbid. \r\n5\r\nSubstituted by the Act ibid., s. 3. \r\n6\r\nInserted by the West Pakistan Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 1966 (XXV of 1966), publ ished in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 7, 1966, pp. 2223 -\r\n2227, s. 3. \r\n7\r\nSubstituted for the words “thirty thousand” by the Punjab Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of \r\nLoans) (Amendment) Act, 1992 (II of 199 2), published in the Pun jab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated June 4, 1992, pp. 2903-E-\r\n2903-G, s. 4. \r\nRegistrar, when the amount of the loan exceeds \r\n1\r\n[five hundred \r\nthousand] rupees; and \r\n(b) when so dir ected by the Registrar or th e Assistant Registrar, as the \r\ncase may be, within thirty days of receipt of such direction, furnish to \r\nthe Registrar, or the Assistant Registrar, as the case may be, full \r\ninformation in respect of all cases of loans falling unde r section 3 \r\nrequired to be repaid or secured under section 7. \r\n5. Service of notice to the borrowers .– (1) On receipt of information under \r\nsection 4 \r\n2\r\n[or on his own information] in respect of any loan, the Registrar or the \r\nAssistant Registrar, as the case may be, shall issue or cause to be issued a notice to \r\nthe borrower and his surety requiring them to repay and secure the loan in \r\naccordance with the provisions of section 8. \r\n (2) A notice under sub-section (1) may be served– \r\n(a) by giving or tendering it to the person named in the notice; or \r\n(b) by enclosing it in a cover and sending such cover by registered post, \r\nacknowledgment due, to the last known address of the person named \r\nin the notice; or \r\n(c) by affixing such notice on a conspicuous part of the last known \r\nresidence of the person named in the notice; or \r\n(d) by publication of the notice in a newspaper. \r\n6. Determination of liability when loan is not admitted .– Where any borrower \r\nor his surety, to whom notice under section 5 is issued, does not admit the loan or \r\nany liability arisin g therefrom, such borrower or surety, as the case may be, shall, \r\nwithin thirty days of the receipt of the notice, submit, either personally or by \r\nregistered post (acknowledgment due), a written statement to that effect to the \r\nRegistrar or the Assistant Reg istrar, by whom such notice was issued or caused to \r\nbe issued, and such Registrar or Assistant Registrar, as the case may be, thereupon \r\nshall cause notice to be issued to the co -operative society, or the co-operative bank, \r\nas the case may be, and in the case of a benami loan, to the alleged beneficiary, and \r\nshall, after making such inquiry as he may consider necessary and giving the parties \r\na reasonable opportunity of being heard, decide the matter. \r\n3\r\n[7. Securing and Repayment of Loans.– Within thirty days of the service of the \r\nnotice under section 5, in a case where the borrower does not deny the loan or the \r\nliability arising therefrom, and in other cases, within thirty days of the decision of the \r\nRegistrar or the Assistant Regis trar, as the case may be, un der section 6, the \r\nborrower and his surety shall– \r\n(a) secure the loan or the liability arising therefrom by mortgage, pledge, \r\nhypothecation or assignment of such property of the borrower or his \r\n \r\n1\r\nIbid. \r\n2\r\nInserted by the Act ibid., s. 5. \r\n3\r\nSubstituted by the Punjab Co-operative Societies and Co-operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) Act, 1992 (II of \r\n1992), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated June 4, 1992, pp. 2903-E-2903-G, s. 6. \r\nsurety or of both as, in the case of a loan not exceeding five hundred \r\nthousand rupees, the Assistant Registrar, and in the case of a loan \r\nexceeding five hundred thousand rupees, the Registrar, may think \r\nadequate; and \r\n(b) repay the loan after thirty days of the service of notice under sect ion 5, \r\nwhen he does not deny the loan or the liability arising therefrom, and in \r\nany other case, after thirty days of the decision of the Registrar or the \r\nAssistant Registrar, as the case may be, in eight months in four equal \r\ninstalments, the first instalm ent being due on the day imm ediately \r\nsucceeding the one month period of notice or, as the case may be, the \r\ndecision of the Registrar or the Assistant Registrar, specified above.] \r\n8. Recovery of loans.– \r\n1\r\n[(1)] If the amount of any loan or any part thereof t o be \r\nrepaid in accordance wi th the provisions of section 7 is not paid within the period or \r\nthe periods specified in the said section, the same may, without prejudice to the \r\nprovisions of section 10, be recovered according to the law and under the rules fo r \r\nthe time being in force for the recovery of arrears of land revenue. \r\n \r\n2\r\n[(2) Where the borrower is a firm, partnership, company or other \r\nassociation of persons (not being a company registered under the Companies Act, \r\n1913\r\n3\r\n, the liability of the members whe reof is limited), the loan or any part thereof \r\ndue from such borrower may be recovered from the assets of such firm, partnership, \r\ncompany or other association of persons, as the case may be, or from the members \r\nor partners thereof.] \r\n4\r\n[8-A. Restrictions on registration of documents .– (1) Notwithstanding anything \r\ncontained in any other law for the time being in force , no Registering Officer shall \r\nregister any document relating to property, which is required to be registered under \r\nthe provisions of clause (a), (b), (c) or (e) of section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908\r\n5\r\n, \r\nor which is produced before him for voluntary registration, nor shall any Revenue \r\nOfficer on the basis of any such document effect any mutation in the Record of \r\nRights under the provisions of any law for the time being in force, unless– \r\n(a) the person whose right, title or interest in the property is or will be \r\ntransferred, assigned, limited or extinguished under the terms of the \r\ndocument or on the basis of the mutation in the Record of Rights, as \r\nthe case may be, furnishes an affidavit to the Registering Officer or the \r\nRevenue Officer, as the case may be, to the effect that he does not \r\nowe any loan, whether due immediately or on a future date, to a co -\r\noperative society or a co-operative bank; or \r\n \r\n1\r\nRe-numbered by the West Pakistan Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 1966 (XXV of 1966), publi shed in the Gazette of W est Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 7, 1966, pp. 2223 -\r\n2227, s. 4. \r\n2\r\nAdded by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n3\r\nVII of 1913. \r\n4\r\nInserted by the West Pakistan Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 1966 (XXV of 1966) , published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 7, 1966, pp. 2223 -\r\n2227, s. 5. \r\n5\r\nX of 1908. \r\n(b) where such person owe s a loan to a co -operative society or a co -\r\noperative bank, whether due immediately or on a future date, it is \r\ncertified by the Registrar, where the loan owed by such person \r\nexceeds rupees \r\n1\r\n[five hundred thousand], and by the Assi stant \r\nRegistrar, where the loan owed by such person does not exceed \r\nrupees \r\n2\r\n[five hundred thousand], that either satisfactory arrangements \r\nhave been made for the repayment of the loan or that the loan has \r\nbeen secured in accordance with the provisions of section 7. \r\n (2) Where an ap plication is made to the Registrar or an Assistant \r\nRegistrar, as the case may be, for issuing a certificate under the provisions of sub -\r\nsection (1), he shall not refuse to issue the certificate unless he has first given the \r\napplicant an opportunity of bein g heard and adducing evidence to show that either \r\nsatisfactory arrangements have been made for the repayment of the loan owed by \r\nthe applicant or that the loan has been secured in accordance with the provisions of \r\nsection 7. \r\n (3) An order made by the Regis trar or an Assistant Registrar under sub -\r\nsection (2) refusing to issue a certificate, shall be final and not open to question in \r\nany manner.] \r\n3\r\n[8-B. Restrictions on alienations .– (1) Where any person owing a loan, whether \r\ndue immediately or on a future date, to a co-operative society or a co-operative bank \r\nhas, on or after the twenty -seventh day of April, 1966, alienated any immovable \r\nproperty, by sale, exchange, gift, mortgage or will, otherwise than by or under an \r\norder or decree of a Civil, Revenue or Cr iminal Court, which alienation is fraudulent \r\nwith intent to defeat the claim of a co -operative society or a co -operative bank, such \r\nalienation shall not operate to transfer any right, title or interest in the property of the \r\ndebtor, unless– \r\n(a) the loan due from the debtor has been repaid; or \r\n(b) it is certified by the Registrar, where the loan exceeds rupees \r\n4\r\n[five \r\nhundred thousand], and by the Assistant Registrar, where the loan \r\ndoes not exceed rupees \r\n5\r\n[five hundred thousand] , t hat either \r\nsatisfactory a rrangements have been made for the repayment of the \r\nloan or that the loan has been secured in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of section 7. \r\n (2) An alienation of immovable property shall be deemed to be fraudulent \r\nwith intent to defeat the claim of a co-operative society or a co-operative bank for the \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubstituted for the words “thirty thousand” by the Punjab Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of \r\nLoans) (Amendment) Act, 1992 (II of 1992), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated June 4, 1992, pp. 2903-E-\r\n2903-G, s. 7. \r\n2\r\nIbid. \r\n3\r\nInserted by the West Pakistan Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 1966 (XXV of 1966), published in the Gazette of West Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 7, 1966, pp. 2223 -\r\n2227, s. 5. \r\n4\r\nSubstituted for the words “thirty thousand” by the Punjab Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of \r\nLoans) (Amendment) Act, 1992 (II of 1992), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated June 4, 1992, pp. 2903-E-\r\n2903-G, s. 8 \r\n5\r\nIbid. \r\npurposes of sub -section (1), if the Registrar, after giving the person by whom the \r\nalienation has been made, and the person or persons in whose favour the alienation \r\nhas been made, an opportunity of being heard, issues a declaration to the effect that \r\nthe alienation is fraudulent with intent to defeat the claim of a co -operative society or \r\na co-operative bank. \r\n (3) Any party aggrieved by a decision made by the Registrar under sub -\r\nsection (2) may prefer an appea l to Government against such decision, and the \r\norder made by Government on such appeal \r\n1\r\n[passed after giving an opportunity of \r\nbeing heard to the appellant] shall be final and shall not be open to question in any \r\nmanner.] \r\n9. Power of Registrar when making inquiry.– The Registrar or the Assistant \r\nRegistrar, as the case may be, shall, for the purpose of making any inquiry under this \r\nOrdinance, have the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of \r\nCivil Procedure, 1908 (A ct V of 1908), when try ing a suit, in respect of the following \r\nmatters, namely:– \r\n(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining \r\nhim on oath; \r\n(b) requiring the discovery or production of any document; \r\n(c) requisitioning any public record from any Court or office; \r\n(d) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses; \r\n(e) appointing guardians or next friends of persons who are minors or of \r\nunsound mind; \r\n(f) adding legal representatives of deceased borrowers or sureties; \r\n(g) substituting the names of right ful parties, including the beneficiaries of \r\nbenami loans; \r\n(h) consolidation of cases; \r\n(i) any other matter which may be prescribed by rules made under section \r\n12; and \r\n(j) enforcing any order made by him under the provisions of this \r\nOrdinance or the rules framed thereunder. \r\n2\r\n[9-A. Revision.– (1) When any decision or award is made by the Registrar, the \r\nGovernment may, at any time, suo-moto, call for and examine the record of any \r\ninquiry or proceeding relating thereto for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the \r\nlegality or propriety of such decision or award. \r\n (2) When any decision or award is made by a Deputy Registrar exercising \r\nthe powers of the Registrar or by an Assistant Registrar, the Registrar may call for \r\nand examine the record of any inquiry or p roceeding relating thereto for the purpose \r\nof satisfying himself as to the legality or propriety of such decision or award. \r\n \r\n1\r\nAdded by the Punjab Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 \r\n(IX of 1985), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 23, 1985, s. 2. \r\n2\r\nAdded by the West Pakistan Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Punjab Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 1972 (III of 1972), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 15, 1972, pp. 128-A-128-C, s. 2. \r\n (3) If, after examining the aforesaid record, the Government or the \r\nRegistrar is of the opinion that any decision or award should be modified, annulled or \r\nreversed, the Government or the Registrar, as the case may be, may, after giving the \r\nparties an opportunity of being heard, pass such order thereon as may be deemed \r\njust and proper, and the order so passed shall be final and conclusive. \r\n (4) Any order passed by the Registrar in exercise of his revisional powers \r\nshall not be further revisable by Government.] \r\n10. Penalty.– Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the \r\nrules made thereunder sha ll be punishable wit h imprisonment for a term which may \r\nextend to seven years, or with fine, which, in the case of default in the repayment of \r\na loan, shall not be less than one -fourth of the amount of the loan outstanding \r\nagainst him, or with both. \r\n11. Procedure.– \r\n1\r\n[(1)] No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this \r\nOrdinance except on a complaint in writing made by the Registrar or an Assistant \r\nRegistrar, or by a person duly authorised by the Registrar or Assistant Registrar. \r\n \r\n2\r\n[(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Code of \r\nCriminal Procedure, 1898, the provisions of Chapter XX of the said Code shall apply \r\nto the trial of cases under this Ordinance.] \r\n12. Power to make rules .– Government may, by notification in the Officia l \r\nGazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Ordinance. \r\n13. Bar of Jurisdiction.– (1) No Court or other authority shall have jurisdiction– \r\n(a) to entertain or adjudicate upon any matter which \r\n3\r\n[Government, the \r\nRegistrar] or the Assistant Registr ar is empowered by o r under this \r\nOrdinance or the rules framed thereunder to dispose of or determine; \r\nor \r\n(b) to question the legality or validity of anything done under this \r\nOrdinance or the rules framed thereunder by \r\n4\r\n[Government, the \r\nRegistrar] or Assistant Registrar. \r\n (2) No Court or other authority shall be competent to grant an injunction or \r\nother order in relation to any proceedings before \r\n5\r\n[Government, the Registrar] or the \r\nAssistant Registrar, or anything done or to be done by or at the instance of \r\n \r\n1\r\nRe-numbered by the West Pakistan Co -operative Societies and Co -operative Banks (Repayment of Loans) (Punjab \r\nAmendment) Ordinance, 1972 (III of 1972), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 15, 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