In this Part —
co-operative company means a co-operative company
registered under the Companies (Co-operative) Act 1943 Part VI;
former Act means —
(a) in
relation to a co-operative company, the Companies (Co-operative) Act 1943 ;
and
(b) in
relation to a registered society, the Co-operative and Provident Societies
Act 1903 ;
registered society means a society registered or
deemed to be registered under the Co-operative and Provident Societies Act
1903 ;
transition period means the period beginning on
the day on which this section comes into operation and ending on the day
before sections 490 and 491 come into operation.