Co-Operative Societies Act 1993 · Updated to 1 Apr 2015 · Part III · Duties and Privileges of Co-Operative Societies
18. Amendment of the by-laws of a co-operative society
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co-operative society
“co-operative society” means an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically controlled enterprise which is registered under this Act;
No amendment of the by-laws of a co-operative society shall be valid until that amendment has been registered under this Act, for which purpose copies of the amendment shall be forwarded to the
by-laws
“by-laws” means the registered by-laws made by a co-operative society in the exercise of any power conferred by this Act, and includes a registered amendment of the by-laws;
Commission.
Commission
“Commission” means the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission established under the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission Act 2007;
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If the Commission is satisfied that any amendment of the by-laws is not contrary to this Act or to the regulations, the Commission may register the amendment.
An appeal against the refusal of the Commission to register any amendment of any by-laws may be made to the Minister and such appeal shall be made within three months from the date of such refusal.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for co-operative societies development;
An amendment which changes the name of a co-operative society shall not affect any right or obligation of the co-operative society or of any of its members or past members, and any legal proceedings pending may be continued by or against the co-operative society under its new name.
When the Commission registers an amendment of the by-laws of a co-operative society, the Commission shall issue to the co-operative society a copy of the amendment certified by the
Commission, which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that the amendment has been duly registered.
In this section, “amendment” includes the making of a new by-law and the variation or rescission of a by-law.
Power of the Commission to direct the convening of a general meeting for amendment of by-laws