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Co-operative Societies Act 1979 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Organisation and Management of Societies

53. Annual general meeting

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2024. 2 amendments in all.

(1)

Every society must convene an annual general meeting within 6 months after the end of the society’s financial year or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in a particular case.

(2)

Every society —

(a)

must provide in its by‑laws for an annual general meeting to be convened in accordance with subsection (1) by its committee of management, and to be held as soon as practicable; and

(b)

may also provide in its by‑laws for other general meetings.

(3)

Unless the by-laws provide for a longer period, a notice of every general meeting must be sent to each member, and each delegate entitled to attend the general meeting, at least 15 clear days before the date of the meeting.

(4)

The notice must state the matters for discussion and the resolutions to be proposed and no other subject may be discussed without the consent of the majority of the members present and voting at the general meeting.

(5)

A copy of each of the following documents must be made available to every member, and to every delegate entitled to attend the general meeting, at least 15 clear days, or such longer period as may be provided for in the society’s by‑laws, before the date of the meeting:

(a)

the society’s annual report, audited financial statements and audit report mentioned in section 34(1), including every document required under this Act to be attached to those reports and statements;

(b)

such other document as the Registrar thinks necessary and directs to be made available.

Report

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Part 6

Property and Funds of Societies

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Part 7

Amalgamation and Transfer

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Part 8

Duties and Powers of Registrar

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Part 9

Miscellaneous

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