Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
139.
Error or misstatement
1. A director or an
officer of a society shall forthwith notify the society’s auditor of any error
or mis-statement of which the director or officer becomes aware in a financial
statement that the auditor or former auditor has reported upon.
2. When the auditor or a
former auditor of a society is notified or becomes aware of an error or
mis-statement in a financial statement upon which he has reported to the
society and in his opinion, the error or misstatement is material, he shall
inform each director of the society accordingly.
3. When under subsection
(2) the auditor or a former auditor of a society informs the directors of an
error or mis-statement in a financial statement of the society, the director
shall—
a.
prepare
and issue revised financial statements; or
b.
otherwise
inform the members and the Registrar of the error or mis-statement.