Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
44.
Fixing record date
1. Subject to subsection
(2), for the purpose of determining members-
a.
entitled
to receive payment of a bonus or dividend;
b.
entitled
to participate in a distribution on liquidation; or
c.
for
any purpose in addition to that described in paragraph (a ) or (b) ,
except the right to receive notice of or to vote at a general meeting, the
Board may fix in advance a date as the record date for the determination of
members.
1.
2. The record date
mentioned in subsection (1) shall not be more than 50 days prior to the
particular action to be taken.
3. Subject to subsection
(4), for the purpose of determining members entitled to receive notice of a
general meeting, the Board may fix in advance a date as the record date for the
determination of members.
4. The record date
mentioned in subsection (3) shall not be more than fifty days nor less than
eleven days prior to the date on which the meeting is to be held.
5. Where the Board does
not fix a record date-
a.
the
record date for the determination of members entitled to receive notice of a
general meeting is-
i.
the
close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which the notice
is given; or
ii.
if
no notice is given, the day on which the meeting is held; and
b.
the
record date for the determination of members for any purpose other than that
described in paragraph (a) is deemed to be at the close of business on
the day on which the Board passes a resolution relating to that purpose.