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BHR-1972-L-38636
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Title_of_text
Cooperative Societies Law No. 8 of 1972
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bahrain
Subjects (Classification)
Cooperatives
Adopted on (Date of text)
1972
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
General provisions cover the definition of cooperatives, membership, and shares. It sets forth the establishment of cooperative societies, which include by-laws and registration. Sets up the General Assembly who consists of all members of the Society. Specifies that each Society shall have a Management Committee to follow up the preparation of reports and final accounts, and a supervisory Committee to control the functioning of the society's operations, by-laws and decisions of the General Meeting. Provisions are made for the distribution of surplus and the reserve fund. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has the right to supervise all kinds of cooperatives through its inpectors as for example to stop the execution of any cooperative decision if it is against the cooperative law or cooperative principles. It finally deals with Secondary Societies, Cooperative Unions, as well as the liquidation and cancellation of cooperative societies.
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2006-12-13 (BHR-2006-L-83311)
Cooperatives Law.
Repealing text(s)
2000-10-09 (BHR-2000-R-83313)
Legislative Decree No. 24 of 2000 issuing the Cooperatives Law.
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/bah71116.pdf
File
BHR38636.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Printed Separately
Date
1972
Page range
11p.