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Co-operatives Act, 2005 (Act No. 14 of 2005)

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Co-operatives Administrative Regulations, 2016

Chapter 1 : Co-operative Registration and Support

Part 1 : Co-operative Registration, Governance and Maintenance

14. Certificate of registration and registration number

 

(1) After registration and allocation of a registration number to the co-operative, the Registrar must issue a certificate of registration in the format of Form CO-OP11 and provide the cooperative with a copy of the certificate of registration with CIPC electronic seal and signed constitution.

 

(2) The Registrar may change or amend the registration number of any co-operative allocated either in terms of section 7 of the Act, any repealed law or in terms of any administrative ruling, in order to rectify duplications of such numbers or to achieve any other objective which he or she considers necessary or expedient in order that the purposes of the Act in respect of the register of co-operatives may be achieved: Provided that if the registration number is so changed or amended, the Registrar must issue the co-operative concerned with a certificate confirming such change or amendment.