Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
92.
Issue of shares
1. Subject to subsection
(2), a society may issue shares at any time and for any consideration that the
directors consider appropriate.
2. Subject to the
by-laws, a society shall sell its shares at their par value.
3. No member is liable
to the society or its creditors beyond the sum remaining unpaid on the member’s
subscription for shares.
4. No society shall
issue a share until it is fully paid-
a.
in
money; or
b.
in
property that, in the opinion of the directors, is the fair equivalent of the
money that the society would have received if the share had been issued for
money.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. For the purposes of
subsection (4)(b) , when determining whether property is the fair
equivalent of a money consideration, the directors may take into account
reasonable charges and expenses of organisation and reorganisation and payment
for property reasonably expected to benefit the society.
6. For the purposes of
this section “property” does not include a promissory note or a promise
to pay.