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The present Act makes provisions for the registration and organization of cooperative societies, defines their powers, privileges and duties and provides for their internal organization, management and finances, and provides for other matters relating to the functioning of cooperative societies and cooperative development. The text consists of 21 Parts as follows: Interpretation and application (1); Incorporation (2); Capacity and powers (3); Registered office, records and returns (4); Corporate finance (5); Share certificates, memberships and transfers (6); Trustee indentures (7); Directors and by-laws (8); Membership and shareholders (9); Proxies (10); Financial disclosure (11); Housing cooperatives (12); Worker cooperatives (13); Fundamental changes (14); Investigations (15); Receivers and receiver managers (16); Liquidation, dissolution and revival (17), Remedies, offences and penalties (18); General provisions (19); Consequential amendments (20); Repeal, (21).

Implemented by: Cooperatives Regulation (Man. Reg. 95/99). (2014)
Implemented by: Co-operative Associations Loans and Loans Guarantee Act (C.C.S.M. c. C220). (2002-05-01)

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