Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
31.
Use of Statutory Reserves
1. Subject to the
written approval of the Registrar, a society may use its statutory reserves for
the following purposes-
a.
make
good deficiencies created by its operations; and
b.
to
recoup losses on its investments that cannot be covered from income for the
year in which the loss was sustained.
2. When the Registrar
receives a request for approval pursuant to paragraph (1) he may-
a.
exempt
the society from compliance with regulation 28(2)(a) for any period of
time that he considers appropriate;
b.
restrict
the purposes for which the society may use its statutory reserves; or
c.
do
all or a combination of the things mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) .