Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
17.
Procedures on appeal of termination of membership
1. Where a person
appeals the termination of his membership to the Registrar pursuant to section
31 of the Act, the person shall submit a written statement to the Registrar
within 30 days of the date of-
a.
the
members’ resolution terminating the person’s membership pursuant to section 29
of the Act; or
b.
the
members’ confirmation of the directors’ order terminating the person’s
membership pursuant to section 28(2) of the Act.
2. A person appealing
the termination of his membership shall set out in his written statement as
required pursuant to subsection (1):
a.
any
reason for the termination of his membership of which he has personal
knowledge;
b.
the
grounds on which his appeal lies; and
c.
any
relevant facts or information, in addition to those described in subsections (a)
and (b) , that the Registrar may require.
1.
2.
3. The Registrar, on
receiving an appeal, will so notify the Credit Union Secretary and within seven
days of such notification, the Credit Union will file a copy of the records as
set out in subsections (1)(a) or (b) above with the Registrar
along with any other relevant facts or information.
4. The Registrar shall
hear an appeal pursuant to section 31 of the Act within 30 days after the date
that he receives the completed written statements pursuant to subsections (1)
and (3) and inform the appellant, and Credit union, in writing, within 14 days
after the hearing of the appeal, of the outcome of the appeal thereof.