Stamp Duties Act, 1968 (Act 77 of 1968)
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Co-operatives Act, 2005 (Act No. 14 of 2005)Chapter 2 : Registration, Constitution, Powers of Co-operative and Registered Office and Record Keeping by Co-operativePart 2 : Constitution and powers of co-operative13. Constitution of co-operative |
| (1) | A co-operative registered in terms of this Act must have a constitution that complies with section 14. |
[Section 13(1) substituted by section 11(a) of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013]
| (2) | A co-operative whose members are required to hold shares must have a constitution that complies with sections 14 and 15. |
[Section 13(2) substituted by section 11(a) of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013]
| (3) | Secondary and tertiary co-operatives and the national apex co-operative must have a constitution that complies with sections 14 and 16. |
[Section 13(3) substituted by section 11(a) of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013]
| (4) | A co-operative may, in addition to the matters listed under section 14(2), adopt any other provision that is not inconsistent with this Act. |
| (5) | [Section 13(5) deleted by section 11(b) of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013] |
| (6) | Every group of persons or co-operatives that intends to register as a co-operative must submit a constitution for the proposed co-operative in the prescribed manner and form to the registrar for registration. |
[Section 13(6) inserted by section 11(a) of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013]
