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WSM-1952-R-70893
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Co-operative Societies Ordinance 1952 (No. 9 of 1952)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Samoa
Subjects (Classification)
Cooperatives
Adopted on (Date of text)
1952-09-10
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Ordinance concerns the formation and registration of Co-operative Societies and provides rules for their operation and management. Section 3 concerns the appointment of Registrar and Assistant Registrars. These public officers shall register cooperative societies subject to conditions and in accordance with procedures as set out in sections 4 to 9. Societies shall be bodies corporate. Sections 10 to 29 define duties and privileges of societies and the rights and liabilities of members. Disputes between members, the Committee or societies shall be referred to the Registrar for decision (sect. 49). The Committee is the governing body of a registered society to whom the management of its affairs is entrusted.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)
Publisher
University of the South Pacific
URL
http://www.paclii.org
Page range
18 p.
File
WSM70893.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to 31/12/2019)