Section 26

No officer of any such Farmers’ Organization or member-unit shall, in any legal proceedings to which the Farmers’ Organization or member-unit is not a party, be compelled to produce any of the

Farmers’ Organization’s or member-unit’s books, the contents of which can be proved under subsection (1) or to appear as a witness to prove any matters, transactions or accounts therein recorded, unless the court for special reasons so directs.

Special powers of Minister to exempt from requirements as to registration, etc.