Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
Part
IV Management
50.
Board of directors
1. Every society shall
be managed by a Board of directors which shall be constituted in accordance
with this Act and the by- the society.
2. The Board shall be
constituted by not less than 5 and not more than 13 directors, as specified in
the by-laws.
3. The members of a
society may amend the by-laws to vary the number of directors, but no amendment
to decrease the number of directors affects an incumbent director.
4. A person who-
a.
has
been sentenced by a court in any country for an offence involving dishonesty
and has not received a free pardon for that offence;
b.
is
in default of debts owed to the society or compounds with his creditors;
c.
is
of unsound mind and has been so found by a court in
d.
is
or becomes bankrupt;
e.
is
under the age of 18 years;
f.
is
not a member of the society or a duly appointed representative of a member
society; or
g.
is
already part of the management of another society of the same type, may not
constitute part of the management of a society until his disability is removed,
but he may retain his membership of the society during the period of such
disability.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. For the purposes of
this Part “management” includes-
a.
a
person who holds membership of any committee established by a society; and (b)
a person who is employed by the Board.