Co-operative Societies Act 1979 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Privileges and Duties of Societies
17. Address of society
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Every society must have an address registered in accordance with this Act to which all notices and communications must be sent.
society
“society” means a co-operative society registered under this Act and includes a primary society, a secondary society and an apex organisation;
The Registrar will register, as the registered address of a society —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Co‑operative Societies appointed under section 3(1), and includes a Deputy Registrar, an Assistant Registrar, or a public officer appointed under section 3(1), exercising such function, duty or power of the Registrar as is delegated to the Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrar or public officer (as the case may be) under section 3(2);
the address declared in the application for registration of the society to be the address of the society; or
if the society changes its address, the new address of which notice is given to the Registrar under subsection (3).
A society must give the Registrar, and every creditor of the society who is not a member of the society, notice of any change of the address of the society within 30 days after the date of the change.
member
“member” includes an individual person or institution qualifying for membership in a co-operative society, who or which join in the application for the registration of a society, and an individual person or institution admitted to membership after registration in accordance with this Act, the Rules and the by-laws;