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CO-OPERATIVES NATIONAL LAW (ACT) ACT 2017 (NO. 8 OF 2017) - SECT 32

Rules of co-operatives formed to carry on club may restrict voting rights

    (1)     This section applies to a co-operative that has as a primary activity the operation, maintenance or carrying on of a club.

    (2)     The rules of the co-operative may provide for different classes of membership, and restrict the voting rights attaching to membership of those different classes, only if—

        (a)     the Registrar approves of the provision; and

        (b)     the membership of the class or classes entitled to full voting rights constitutes at least 40% of the total membership of the co-operative.

    (3)     A rules provision mentioned in subsection (2) may be amended only with the prior approval of the Registrar.



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