law: Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 
  24. Restrictions on
  
  holding of shares.- 
  No member, other than
  
  any of the authorities referred to in clauses (c) to (g) of sub-section (1) of
  
  section 19 or a multi-State cooperative society or a cooperative society, shall
  
  hold more than such portion of the total share capital of the society (in no
  
  case exceeding one-fifth thereof) as may be prescribed;
  Provided
  
  that  
  
  the Central Government may, by notification, specify in respect of any class of
  
  societies a higher or lower maximum than one-fifth of the share capital.