Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
171.
Costs of liquidation
1. A liquidator shall
pay the costs of liquidation out of the property of the society and shall pay
or make adequate provision for all claims against the society.
2. After the date
specified by the liquidator for distribution pursuant to section 168(c) (iii),
he may distribute all or any part of the assets of the society among the
parties entitled to the assets having regard to the claims of which the
liquidator has notice.
3. The liquidator is not
liable for any part of the assets of the society distributed pursuant to
subsection (2) to any person notice of whose claim the liquidator did not have
at the time of distribution.
4. When distributing the
assets of a society pursuant to this section, the liquidator shall pay, in
priority to the claims of the creditors of the society, the wages or salaries
of all persons, other than directors, employed by the society at the time of
the commencement of the liquidation or within one month before, not greater
than 3 months’ wages or salary, and those persons are entitled to rank as
creditors of the society for any residue of their claims.