Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
172.
Closure of liquidation
1. In the liquidation of
a registered society the funds, including the Reserve Fund, shall be applied as
follows—
a.
firstly
to the costs of liquidation;
b.
secondly
to the discharge of the liabilities of the society;
c.
thirdly
to the payment of share capital;
d.
fourthly,
if the by- the society permit, to the payment of a dividend at a rate not
exceeding the percent per annum for any period during which no distribution of
profits has been made.
1.
2. Any surplus remaining
after the application of the funds to the purposes specified in subsection (1)
may, at the discretion of the Registrar, be used for any co-operative purpose
he considers fit.
3. Where the liquidation
is closed pursuant to subsection (1), the Registrar shall—
a.
issue
directions with respect to the custody or disposal of the documents and records
of the society; and
b.
discharge
the liquidator.
1.
2.
3.
4. Where the Registrar
discharges a liquidator pursuant to subsection (3), he shall issue a
certificate of dissolution in the prescribed manner.
5. The society ceases to
exist on the date shown in the certificate of dissolution.