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ZAF-1981-L-11419
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Title_of_text
Cooperatives Act 1981.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Cooperatives
Adopted on (Date of text)
1981-10-06
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act applies to cooperative societies and cooperative companies. Appoints a Registrar and a General Director, who may perform registrar functions and review his decision. Incorporates three kind of cooperatives: agricultural cooperatives, special farmer's cooperatives, trading cooperatives. Regulates the registration of the statutes as well as the incorporation of cooperatives, subjected to the Minister approval. Provides for the contents of a statute and enumerates the circumstances under which cooperatives shall be dissolved. Establishes the powers of cooperatives and sets up restrictions relating to granting of financial assistance and to borrowing of money. Other provisions cover membership, capital and application of surplus, management of cooperatives, auditing, conversions and amalgamation, and winding up of cooperatives. Offences against this Act are criminally sanctioned. This Act repeals the Cooperative Societies Act No. 29 of 1939, the Cooperative Societies Amendment Act No. 44 of 1960, the Cooperative Societies Amendment Act No. 56 of 1963, the Cooperative Societies Amendment Act No. 65 of 1964, the Cooperative Societies Amendment Act No. 44 of 1975, the Cooperative Societies Amendment Act No. 69 of 1979.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1988-04-08 (ZAF-1988-L-32055)
Cooperatives Amendment Act, 1988. No. 38 of 1988.
Implementing text(s)
1987-10-14 (ZAF-1987-L-32058)
Cooperatives Amendment Act, 1987. No. 80 of 1987.
Implementing text(s)
1993-03-25 (ZAF-1993-L-33776)
Co-operatives Amendment Act, 1993 (No. 37 of 1993)
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1988-04-08 (ZAF-1988-L-32055)
Cooperatives Amendment Act, 1988. No. 38 of 1988.
Amending text(s)
1988-04-08 (ZAF-1988-L-32055)
Cooperatives Amendment Act, 1988. No. 38 of 1988.
Amending text(s)
1987-10-14 (ZAF-1987-L-32058)
Cooperatives Amendment Act, 1987. No. 80 of 1987.
Amending text(s)
1987-10-14 (ZAF-1987-L-32058)
Cooperatives Amendment Act, 1987. No. 80 of 1987.
Amending text(s)
1993-03-25 (ZAF-1993-L-33776)
Co-operatives Amendment Act, 1993 (No. 37 of 1993)
Amending text(s)
1993-03-25 (ZAF-1993-L-33776)
Co-operatives Amendment Act, 1993 (No. 37 of 1993)
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2005-08-18 (ZAF-2005-L-71774)
Co-operatives Act 2005 (No. 14 of 2005).
Serial region
Serial title
Government Gazette
Date
1981-10-28