Co-Operative Societies Act 1993 · Updated to 1 Apr 2015 · Part II · Registration
5. Conditions for registration
Feedback & supportSubject to section 8, no co-operative society shall be registered as a primary co-operative society unless—
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;
it consists of at least fifty individual persons; and
each of such individual persons is qualified for membership under section 26 and is not disqualified for membership under section 27.
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No co-operative society shall be registered as a secondary co-operative society unless it consists of at least two primary co-operative societies.
secondary co-operative society
“secondary co-operative society” means a co-operative society as provided for under subsection 4(2);
No co-operative society shall be registered as a tertiary co-operative society unless it consists of at least two secondary co-operative societies.
tertiary co-operative society
“tertiary co-operative society” means a co-operative society as provided for under subsection 4(3). Co-operative Societies 17