Co-operative Banks Act, 2007 (Act No. 40 of 2007)

Chapter VIIA : Co-Operative Financial Institutions

40F. Winding-up or judicial management of co-operative financial institution

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(1) Despite the provisions of sections 72(1), 73(1) and 77(2) of the Cooperatives Act—
(a) the Authority may—
(i) apply to a court that a co-operative financial institution be wound-up;
(ii) recommend to the Minister responsible for co-operatives that a co-operative financial institution be wound-up; and
(iii) apply to a court for a judicial management order; and
(b) the Minister responsible for co-operatives may not order that a cooperative financial institution be wound-up without the written concurrence of the Authority, or the Agency, if functions of the Authority have been assigned or delegated to the Agency as contemplated in this Act.

 

(2)Any application to a court for the winding-up, including the voluntary winding-up, of a co-operative financial institution must be served on the Authority.

 

(3) Despite any other law, the Master of the High Court may only appoint a person recommended by the Authority as a provisional liquidator or liquidator of a co-operative financial institution, unless the Master is of the opinion that the recommended person is not fit and proper to be appointed as a provisional liquidator or liquidator of the co-operative financial institution concerned.

 

(4) A liquidator of a co-operative financial institution that is voluntarily wound-up must submit to the Authority any documents that the co-operative financial institution being wound-up would have been obliged to submit in terms of this Act.

 

[Section 40F inserted by section 290, item 7 in Schedule 4, of Act No. 9 of 2017 - effective 1 October 2018 (paragraph (h) of Notice 169 of 2018)]