Section 8
Requirements before registration
of Co-operative Societies Act 1979
The Registrar may require applicants to furnish such additional information in regard to the proposed society as the Registrar thinks fit, including —
the economic or other need for the formation of the proposed society;
a statement as regards the viability of the activities of the proposed society;
the availability of sufficient capital for the commencement of operations of the proposed society;
the availability of officers capable of directing and managing the affairs of the proposed society and of keeping such records and accounts of the society as the Registrar may require; and
such other information as may be prescribed.