Co-Operative Societies Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part IV
Section 28A
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to this Act, the rules and the by-laws, the ultimate authority of a registered society shall vest in the general meeting of its members, at which every member by himself or by delegate, or, in the case of a secondary society as tertiary society, by proxy, has a right to attend and vote.
First general meeting. [S 61/2012]
Terms defined in s 2
by-laws
Defined · s 2“by-laws” means the registered by-laws made by a society in the exercise of any power conferred by this Act, and includes a registered amendment of the by-laws;
delegate
Defined · s 2“delegate” means — (a) a representative of the individual members elected at a district meeting of members of a primary society in which the general meeting of members is replaced by a general meeting of delegates; or (b) a representative of a registered society which is itself a member of another registered society, the meetings of which such representative has been elected or appointed to attend;
member
Defined · s 2“member” includes a person or registered society joining in the application for the registration of a society, and a person or registered society admitted to membership after registration in accordance with the by-laws;
registered society
Defined · s 2“registered society” means a co-operative society registered under this Act;
secondary society
Defined · s 2“secondary society” means a society registered under section 4;
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Part V
Property and Funds of Registered Societies
Part VI
Audit, Inspection and Inquiry
Part VII
Part VIII
Surcharge and Attachment
Part IX
Disputes
Part X
Rules
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