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BHR-2006-L-83311
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Cooperatives Law.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bahrain
Subjects (Classification)
Cooperatives
Adopted on (Date of text)
2006-12-13
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The aim of this Law is to regulate cooperatives. The present Law is composed of 8 Chapters divided into 69 articles. Chapter 1 contains general provisions. Chapter 2 provides for the establishment of cooperatives and deals with the following matters: requirements and conditions for establishing cooperatives; constituent act; statute; registration's documents; internal organization; etc. Chapter 3 pertains to the management of cooperatives including the Administration Body and General Assembly. Chapter 4 provides for the finance sources and incomes. Chapter 5 concerns the control of cooperatives. Chapter 6 addresses the joint cooperatives and cooperative unions. Chapter 7 refers to the dissolution and liquidation of cooperatives. Chapter 8 contains offences and penalties.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2000-10-09 (BHR-2000-R-83313)
Legislative Decree No. 24 of 2000 issuing the Cooperatives Law.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1972 (BHR-1972-L-38636)
Cooperative Societies Law No. 8 of 1972
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line in Arabic
Author
FAOLex
Publisher
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bah69784.pdf
File
BHR83311.pdf (PDF)