Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984
62. Investment of
funds.-
A multi-State
cooperative society may invest or deposit its funds -
a.
in
a cooperative bank, State cooperative bank, cooperative land mortgage bank,
cooperative land development bank or Central cooperative bank; or
b.
in
any of the securities specified in section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882;
or
c.
in
the shares or securities of any other multi-State cooperative society or any
cooperative society; or
d.
in
the shares, securities or assets of any other institution, with the previous approval
of the Central Registrar; or
e.
with
any bank; or
f.
in
such other mode as may be prescribed.
Explanation - In clause (e),
"bank" means any banking company as defined in clause (e) of section
5 of the Banking Regulation Act 1949, and includes -
i.
the
State Bank of India constituted under the State Bank of India Act, 1955;
ii.
a
subsidiary bank as defined in clause (k) of section 2 of the State Bank of
India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959;
iii.
a
corresponding new bank constituted under section 3 of the Banking Companies
(Acquisition and Transfer of Under-takings) Act, 1970 or a corresponding new
bank constituted under section 3 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and
Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980.