law: Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 
  44. Chief Executive.- 
  1.     
  
    There
  
  shall be Chief Executive, by whatever designation called, of every multi-State
  
  cooperative society, to be appointed by the board and he shall be a full-time
  
  employee of such multi-State cooperative society.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Chief Executive shall be member of the board and of the Executive Committee and
  
  such other committees or sub-committees as may be constituted under sub-section
  
  (1) of section 46.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  functional directors in national cooperative societies shall also be members of
  
  the board.
  4.     
  
    Where
  
  the Central Government has subscribed to the extent of more than one-half of
  
  the share capital of a national co-operative society, it shall be obligatory on
  
  such a society to seek prior approval of the Central Government to the
  
  appointment of Chief Executive and the functional directors.