Co-operative Societies Act 1979 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Privileges and Duties of Societies
19. Relevant particulars of officers of society
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The Registrar may issue a written direction requiring a society to provide the relevant particulars of any officer of that society specified in the direction, whether that officer was appointed or elected before, on or after 10 April 2018.
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);
A society must give the Registrar the relevant particulars of each officer mentioned in the direction under subsection (1) within such period (being at least 30 days) as that direction may specify.
society
“society” means a co-operative society registered under this Act and includes a primary society, a secondary society and an apex organisation;
A society must give the Registrar notice of any change to any of the relevant particulars of an officer given under subsection (2) within 30 days after the date of that change.
officer
“officer” includes a chairperson, vice‑chairperson, director, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, member of committee of management, employee, internal auditor, liquidator or other person empowered under this Act, the Rules or the by-laws, to give directives in regard to the business of a society or to supervise the business;
In this section, “relevant particulars”, in relation to an officer of a society, means —
the name of the officer;
the occupation of the officer;
a residential or business address in Singapore at which —
the officer can be located; and
the Registrar may correspond with the officer; and
any other particulars of the officer that the Registrar may, by a written direction, require that society to provide.