This legislation has been repealed.
(1) If authorised by the rules of a trading cooperative, any part of the surplus arising in any year from the business of the cooperative may be credited to anyone who is not a member, but is qualified to be a member, by way of rebate in proportion to the business done by the person with the cooperative, if—
(a) the person was a member at the time the business was done and the membership has lapsed; or
(b) the person has applied for membership after the business was done.
(2) This section does not prevent the payment of a bonus to an employee in accordance with the conditions of the employee's employment.