Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
Part
III Membership and Meetings
23.
Application and qualification for membership
1. An application for
membership of a society must be submitted to the Board in such form as the
Board approves.
2. In order to qualify
for the membership of a society, a person, other than a registered society—
a.
must
be a belonger to, or resident of ;
b.
must
not be an undischarged bankrupt;
c.
must
not be of unsound mind; and
d.
must
be 16 years of age or older.
1.
2.
3. The Board shall
notify each applicant for membership whether his application has been approved
or disapproved.
4. A society may not
without the permission of the Registrar register as a member a person who is a
member of another society whose primary object is to grant loans to its
members, nor may a registered society become a member of another registered
society of the same type.