Co-operatives Act, 2005 (Act No. 14 of 2005)RegulationsCo-operatives Administrative Regulations, 2016Chapter 1 : Co-operative Registration and SupportPart 1 : Co-operative Registration, Governance and Maintenance13. Registration of primary, secondary and tertiary co-operative and the national apex co-operative |
| (1) | The following documents must be lodged for the registration of a primary, secondary, tertiary co-operative and the national apex co-operative: |
| (a) | Form CO-OP 1 containing the application for registration of a co-operative; |
| (b) | the proposed constitution of the co-operative complying with the provisions of section 13 of the Act and duly signed by at least such number of founding members as are required to form a co-operative of that particular form; |
| (c) | Form CO-OP 5 containing particulars of the name reserved; |
| (d) | if Form CO-OP 1 and the constitution is not signed by a founder member personally, a power of attorney signed by the founder member in favour of the person signing on his or her behalf; and |
| (e) | certified copies of the identity documents of the directors and the founder members who have signed the constitution. |
| (2) | Proof of payment of the registration fee contemplated in section 6(2)(d) of the Act must be submitted with the documents referred to in sub-regulation(1). |