Seven years later was promulgated the Kerala Act, section 2 where of amended section 161 of the Code by adding thereto an Explanation, the relevant part of which is extracted below: 802 '"Public Servant" For purposes of this section and sections 162, 163, 164, 165 and 165 A, the words "public servant" shall denote, besides those who are "public servants" within the meaning of that section under any law for the time being in force, persons falling under any of the descriptions hereinafter following, namely: (i). . . . . (ii). . . . . (iii). . . . (iv) Every member of the Board of Directors or the executive or managing committee and every officer or servant of a co operative society registered or deemed to be registered under the law relating to co operative societies for the time being in force; (v) . . . . . (vi) . . . . . (vii) . . . . . (viii) . . . . .