State Act
Section 5. Restrictions on registration
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Cooperative Socities Regulation 1973
5. Restrictions on registration:- No society, other than a society of which a member is a co-operative society, shall he registered under this Regulation unless it consists of at least ten persons (each of such persons being a member of a different family), above the age of eighteen years and residing in the area of operation of the society. Explanation:- For the purposes of this section, the expression “member of a family” means wife, husband, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father , step-mother, son, unmarried daughter, unmarried step daughter, step-son, grandson, unmarried grand-daughter , unmarried sister, unmarried half –sister, brother, half-brother and wife of brother or half –brother.