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Art. 243ZS Part IXB: The Co-operative Societies

Application to Union Territories

Exact text — Constitution of India

The provisions of this Part shall apply to the Union territories and shall, in their application to a Union territory, have effect as if the references to the Legislature or the Legislative Assembly of a State were references, in relation to a Union territory having a Legislative Assembly, to that Legislative Assembly and in relation to any other Union territory, references to the Administrator of the Union territory appointed under article 239.

In Plain English

What this Article actually means

The co-operative-society counterpart to Articles 243L and 243ZB — extends this Part's framework to Union Territories, with the same kind of technical substitution (UT Legislative Assembly or Administrator standing in for a state's Legislature).

Why This Matters To You

How it shows up in everyday life

This ensures co-operative societies operating in Union Territories get the same governance protections (board term limits, member information rights, supersession caps) as those in full states.

Read alongside this one

Art. 243zb — Application to Union Territories — Municipalities

Frequently Asked

Quick answers about Article 243ZS

Does this apply differently depending on whether a UT has its own Legislative Assembly?

Yes — where a UT has its own Legislative Assembly (like Delhi or Puducherry), that body is treated as the relevant 'Legislature'; for UTs without one, the Administrator's role substitutes instead.

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