Co-operative Societies Act 1979 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Rights and Liabilities of Members
48. Right of member to withdraw from society
Feedback & supportA member may withdraw from a society subject to such conditions and by giving to the society such notice as the by‑laws may prescribe, except that —
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;
in the case of a primary society, the notice must not exceed one year; and
primary society
“primary society” means a society all of whose members are individual persons who, or institutions which, have the qualifications for membership set out in section 39;
in the case of a secondary society or an apex organisation, the notice must not exceed 2 years.
secondary society
“secondary society” means a society, each of whose registered members is a co‑operative society, a trade union or a platform work association;