Co-Operative Societies Act · 2015 Revised Edition · Part IX · Disputes
48. Settlement of disputes
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If any dispute touching the business of a registered society arises —
registered society
“registered society” means a co-operative society registered under this Act;
among members, past members or persons claiming through members, past members and deceased members;
between a member, past member or person claiming through a member, past member or deceased member, and the society, its committee members or any officer of the society;
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between the society or its committee members and any officer of the society; or
between the society and any other registered society, such disputes shall be referred to the Registrar for decision.
A claim by a registered society for any debt or demand due to it from a member, past member or the nominee, heir or legal representative of a deceased member, shall be deemed to be a dispute touching the business of the society within the meaning of this subsection.
The Registrar may, on receipt of a reference under subsection (1) —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Co-operative Societies appointed under section 3 and includes any person when exercising such powers of the Registrar as may be conferred upon him under that section;
decide the dispute himself;
refer it for disposal to an arbitrator or arbitrators; or
require the parties to the dispute to refer the dispute to a court.
Any party aggrieved by the award of an arbitrator or arbitrators may appeal therefrom to the Registrar within such period and in such manner as may be prescribed.
A decision of the Registrar under subsection (2) or on appeal under subsection (3) shall be final and shall not be called in question in any legal proceedings whatsoever.
The award of the arbitrator or arbitrators under subsection (2)
shall, if no appeal is preferred to the Registrar under subsection (3), or if any such appeal is abandoned or withdrawn, be final and shall not be called in question in any legal proceedings whatsoever and shall be enforced in the same manner as if the award had been a judgment of a court.
Tribunal. [S 61/2012]
Terms defined in s 2
committee members
Defined · s 2“committee members” means the governing body of a registered society, to whom the management of its affairs is entrusted;
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;
officer
Defined · s 2“officer” includes a chairman, secretary, treasurer, member, or other person empowered under the rules or by-laws to give directions in regard to the business of a registered society;
registered society
Defined · s 2“registered society” means a co-operative society registered under this Act;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Co-operative Societies appointed under section 3 and includes any person when exercising such powers of the Registrar as may be conferred upon him under that section;
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