214Inspection of co-operative’s registers and other documents

#### 214 Inspection of co-operative’s registers and other documents 214 Inspection of co-operative’s registers and other documents > > (1) A co-operative must have at the office where the registers are kept and available during all reasonable hours for inspection by a member free of charge the following— > > > > > (a) a copy of— > > > > > > > (i) this Law; and > > > > > > > (ii) the Co-operatives National Law Act of this jurisdiction; and > > > > > > > (iii) the National Regulations; and > > > > > > > (iv) the local regulations; > > > > > (b) a copy of the rules of the co-operative and attachments to the rules required under section 421; > > > > > (c) a copy of the minutes of each general meeting of the co-operative; > > > > > (d) a copy of the last annual report of the co-operative; > > > > > (e) the register of directors; > > > > > (f) the register of members; > > > > > (g) the register of names of persons who have given loans or deposits to the co-operative or hold securities or debentures given or issued by the co-operative; > > > > > (h) the register of CCUs issued by the co-operative and their holders; > > > > > (i) other registers that the National Regulations may provide are to be open for inspection under this section. > > > (2) If a register is not kept on a computer, the member may inspect the register itself. > > > (3) If the register is kept on a computer, the member may inspect a hard copy of the information on the register unless the person and the co-operative agree the person can access the information by computer. > > > (4) A member is entitled to make a copy of entries in a register specified in subsection (1) free of charge unless the rules of the co-operative require a fee to be paid, in which case the copy may be made on payment of the required fee. > > > (5) The fee required by the rules of the co-operative must not be more than the fee (for a copy of any entry in the register)— > > > > > (a) prescribed by the National Regulations, except to the extent paragraph (b) applies; or > > > > > (b) prescribed by the local regulations. > > > (6) A co-operative must— > > > > > (a) permit a member to inspect a document or make a copy of a document the member may inspect or make under this section; and > > > > > (b) give the member all reasonable help to inspect the document or make the copy. > > > > Maximum penalty—$2,000. > > > (7) The rules of a co-operative may provide for the availability or non-availability of minutes of board meetings and subcommittee meetings for inspection by members. > > > (8) A co-operative must have, at the place where the registers are kept and available during all reasonable hours for inspection by any person, the documents in relation to the co-operative prescribed by the National Regulations. > > > > Maximum penalty—$2,000. > > > (9) Neither subsection (7) nor a rule referred to in that subsection affects access to minutes being obtained under section 143 or any other provision of this Law.