Singapore legislation

Section 43

of Co-operative Societies Act 1979

Section 43

Restriction on shareholding

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(1)

Except as provided in subsection (2), a member cannot hold more than 20% of the share capital of a society.

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(2)

A member may hold more than 20% of the share capital of a society, if the Registrar grants written approval for that society to issue more than 20% of its share capital to that member.

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(3)

This section does not apply to a member that is a society or a trade union.

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