This legislation has been repealed.
The board of a cooperative must not agree under section 169 or section 170 to the sale or transfer of a share if, because of the sale or transfer, the nominal value of the shares held by the purchaser or transferee would exceed—
(a) 20% of the nominal value of the share capital of the cooperative; or
(b) if a lower percentage is provided under the rules of the cooperative—the lower percentage of the nominal value of the share capital of the cooperative.