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Co-operatives Act, 2005 (Act No. 14 of 2005)

Chapter 2 : Registration, Constitution, Powers of Co-operative and Registered Office and Record Keeping by Co-operative

Part 2 : Constitution and powers of co-operative

14A. Associate members

 

(1) The constitution of a co-operative may provide for persons—
(a) who want to provide support to the co-operative without becoming members of the co-operative; or
(b) who may benefit from a co-operative without becoming members of the co-operative,

to be appointed as associate members.

 

(2) Associate membership is a temporary membership which is valid for a period of 12 months: Provided that nothing in this section prohibits an associate member from applying for full membership at any time.

 

(3) After the period of 12 months, associate members, subject to the approval by the members of the co-operative—
(a) have the choice to become full members of a co-operative; or
(b) may have their associate membership renewed for a further 12 month period.

 

(4) A co-operative that has associate members must indicate in its financial reporting system the full number of both its members and associate members.

 

(5) Associate members do not have any voting rights.

 

[Section 14A inserted by section 13 of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013]