(1) A co-operative
must have a registered office.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $2 000.
(2) A co-operative
must, at the premises of its registered office, publicly and conspicuously
display a notice stating the name of the co-operative and identifying the
premises as its registered office.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $2 000.
(3) Within 28 days
after changing the address of its registered office, a co-operative must give
the Registrar written notice of the new address.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $2 000.
(4) The Registrar may,
by order published in the Gazette , exempt a small co-operative, a class of
small co-operatives or all small co-operatives from subsection (2).
(5) An exemption may
be granted unconditionally or subject to conditions.
(6) Despite The
Criminal Code section 23B(2), it is immaterial for the purposes of subsections
(1), (2) and (3) that any event occurred by accident.
[Section 243 amended: No. 7 of 2016 s. 84 and
200.]
[Heading inserted: No. 7 of 2016 s. 85.]
[Heading inserted: No. 7 of 2016 s. 85.]