Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
176.
Unknown claimants or members
1. On the dissolution of
a society, the liquidator shall convert into money the portion of the property
distributable to a creditor or member who cannot be found after a reasonable
investigation and shall deposit the money in a registered society or with
trustees appointed by the Registrar.
2. A payment pursuant to
subsection (1) is deemed to be in satisfaction of a debt or claim of such
creditor or member.
3. Where a creditor
establishes within 3 years after the dissolution of a society that he is
entitled to any moneys paid, pursuant to subsection (1), to a registered
society or to trustees appointed by the Registrar, the society or the
Registrar, as the case may be, shall apply the amount of the claim out of the
moneys deposited.
4. Where moneys
deposited pursuant to this section are not distributed within 3 years after the
dissolution of a society then, subject to the approval of the Registrar, the
society or the trustees appointed by the Registrar shall distribute those
moneys in accordance with sections 171(1) and 172 or the by-laws.