1964 Ed.]
Co-operative Societies Rules.
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10. Every registered society shall keep a register to be called the "Register of Members" wherein shall be entered-
(a) the name, address and occupation of each member and a statement of the shares, if any, held by him;
(b) the date on which each member's name was entered in the register;
(c) the date on which any member ceased to be a member; and
(d) the nominee, if any, appointed under rule 18.
11. Every registered society shall keep such accounts and shall use such books as may from time to time be prescribed by the Registrar.
12. The election and admission of members to a registered society, other than original members, shall be in such manner and on such conditions as the by-laws shall prescribe.
13. A member may withdraw from a registered society by giving written notice to the secretary, but such withdrawal shall be without prejudice to subsection (1) of section 29 of the Ordinance.
14. If a member acts in contravention of the rules or by-laws or acts in any way detrimental to the interests of the registered society, such member may be expelled by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at a general meeting, upon a charge communicated to him in writing by the committee not less than one week before the meeting. Such expulsion shall, however, be without prejudice to subsection (1) of section 29 of the Ordinance.
15. Any member who loses any of the qualifications for membership prescribed by the Ordinance or the rules or the by-laws shall cease to be a member of the registered society, and the committee shall cause his name to be struck off the Register of Members without prejudice to any liabilities of such person under subsection (1) of section 29 of the Ordinance.
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[Subsidiary]
Register of members.
Duty of society to keep accounts, etc.
Membership.
Withdrawal from society.
Expulsion of member.
Loss of qualifications.
Repayment of money to member.
16. In the case of any registered society of limited liability postponement of holding deposits or loans from non-members, no member withdrawing, removed or expelled therefrom shall be entitled to a repayment of any money paid by him towards the purchase of shares.
17. No registered society shall fix any limit to the number of its members.
18. (1) Every appointment of a nominee by any member of a registered society for the purposes of section 17 of the Ordinance shall be made in writing signed by the member in the presence of two attesting witnesses.
Limit of members.
Nominees.
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