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Co-operatives Act 2009
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Part 2 — Formation
12. Types of co‑operatives 18
13. Distributing co‑operatives 18
14. Non‑distributing co‑operatives 18
15A. Provisions regarding Registrar’s approvals about numbers 19
Division 2 — Formation meeting
15. Formation meeting 20
Division 3 — Approval of disclosure statement and rules
16. Approval of disclosure statement 21
17. Approval of rules 24
Division 4 — Registration of proposed co‑operative
18. Application for registration of proposed co‑operative 25
19. Registration of co‑operative 27
20. Incorporation and certificate of registration 28