Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
8.
Minimum amount of fidelity bond
1. For the purposes of
section 87 of the Act, a blanket security or fidelity bond shall be given by
all officers including the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer,
Secretary-Treasurer, Manager and any other authorized signing officer, and
every employee of the society.
2. In respect of the
credit union the minimum amount of security or fidelity bond required is
$50,000.
3. In respect of other
co-operative societies the minimum amount of the security or fidelity bond is—
a.
$1,000
in the case of a society with sales or revenue not exceeding $25,000 per year;
b.
$2,000
in the case of a society with sales or revenue greater than $25,000 but not
exceeding $100,000 per year; and
c.
$5,000
in the case of a society with sales or revenue greater than $100,000 per year.