Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
146.
Transfer of assets of societies
1. Any society may, by
resolution passed by not less than three fourths of all the members present and
voting at a special general meeting called for the purpose, agree to transfer
its assets and liabilities to any other society which has agreed to accept
them.
2. The acceptance of
that other society shall be evidenced by a resolution of not less than
three-fourths of the members of that other society present and voting at a
special general meeting called for the purpose.
3. On the passing of the
resolutions referred to in subsections (1) and (2), the transferor society
shall apply to the Registrar for cancellation of its registration and the
transferee society shall submit to the Registrar a copy of its resolution
agreeing to the transfer.
4. Subject to subsection
(5), the cancellation of registration and the submission of the resolution
agreeing to accept the transfer is hereby deemed to be sufficient to vest the
assets and liabilities of the transferor in the transferee.
5. Where the vesting of
the assets of a society involves real property, a copy of the resolution
referred to in subsection (1), certified as such by the Registrar, the
resolution shall be recorded at the Land Registry.