Union Territories & Panchayats
Pre-2012 (97th Amendment) co-operative society laws inconsistent with this Part continued in force until amended/repealed or one year passed, whichever came first.
This is a standard transitional provision, giving states a one-year window to bring their existing co-operative society laws in line with this new Part when it was first added in 2012 - though the Part's later 2021 partial invalidation for state-level societies has significantly changed its practical effect since then.
This kind of transitional clause is common across the various Constitutional Amendments (like the 73rd and 74th, for Panchayats and Municipalities) that added new detailed governance frameworks - giving existing laws a grace period to catch up rather than causing immediate legal chaos.