Co-operative Societies Act 1979 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Organisation and Management of Societies
58. Minutes of general meeting
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The committee of management of a society must —
committee of management
“committee of management” means the governing body (by whatever name called) of a society which is responsible for the management of the affairs of the society;
endorse the minutes of each general meeting of the society within 60 days after the date on which that general meeting is held; and
after the minutes of any general meeting of the society have been considered and confirmed at an annual general meeting of the society, cause those minutes to be entered in the minute book within 30 days after the date on which that annual general meeting is held.
The minutes of the general meeting must contain —
the number of members and delegates present at the meeting;
the name of the chairperson who presided at the meeting;
the time the meeting commenced and ended; and
all resolutions and decisions made at the meeting.
The minutes of each meeting must be read or taken as read if previously circulated at the next meeting and, if confirmed or after amendment, signed by the chairperson of that meeting and the secretary, and when so signed are evidence of anything contained therein.