Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
103.
Execution and registration of charge
1. A charge created
under section 102 shall be duly executed if signed by the person in
quintuplicate in the presence of—
a.
the
chairman or president of the society; and
b.
the
secretary of the society.
2. The Secretary shall—
a.
file
one copy of the charge at the registered office of the society and deliver one
copy each to the Registrar of the High Court and the Registrar of Co-operative
Societies; and
b.
deliver
one copy to the member.
1.
2.
3. The Registrar of the
High Court shall keep a book known as the “Registered Societies Charge Book” in
which he shall register every charge delivered to him by the secretary of a
society, and issue to the society a certified copy of the registration.
4. The registration of a
charge under subsection (3) shall constitute a first charge and security in
favour of the society and shall be amended to affect with notice any person
dealing with the property comprised in the charge.
5. Where a loan or other
indebtedness in respect of which a charge was created is discharged, the
secretary of the society shall—
a.
cause
a document to that effect to be prepared in quintuplicate, and signed by the
chairman or president and secretary of the society indicating that the charge
has been discharged; and
b.
file
one copy of such document, deliver one copy each to the Registrar of
Co-operative Societies and Registrar of the High Court who shall forthwith make
an entry of satisfaction in the Registered Societies Charges Book; and
c.
deliver
one copy to the member.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Any person may, on
payment of the fee prescribed in the Regulations, inspect the Co-operatives
Societies Charges Book and take extracts there from.
7. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this section, every charge subsisting at the commencement
of this Act in favour of a registered society shall be deemed to be registered
in the Co-operative Societies Charge Book, and any such charge shall, without
prejudice to anything contained therein, have the same force and effect on a
charge created under this Act.