The Act consists of 68 sections divided into 11 Parts: Preliminary (I); Registration (II); Duties and Privileges of Societies (III); Rights and Liabilities of Members (IV); Property and Funds of Registered Societies (V); Audit, Inspection and Enquiry (VI); Dissolution (VII); Surcharge and Attachment (VIII); Disputes (IX); Rules (X); Miscellaneous (XI). Any cooperative society duly registered in terms of the Agricultural Organization Act shall be deemed to be a Cooperative Society properly registered within the terms of this Act. The Minister may appoint a Registrar of Cooperative Societies under section 4. Section 5 specifies the type of societies which may be registered, whereas section 6 defines condition of registration. For the purposes of registration an application shall be made to the Registrar in accordance with section 7. The registration of a Society shall render it a body corporate. Section 11 allows the amendment of by-laws of a registered society. Section 14 regulates the disposal of produce to or through a registered Society. Regulation 23 regulates the division of Societies, whereas section 24 concerns the conversion of company into Society. A registered society shall have an annual meeting and a committee. The Registrar may order a registered society to dissolve the committee if he or she holds that the committee is not performing its duties properly. Disputes shall be settled by the Registrar.
Тонга · 1973-12-19