156Cancellation of membership of inactive member

156 Cancellation of membership of inactive member

(1) Subject to sections 159 and 160, the board of a co-operative must declare the membership of a member cancelled if:

(a) the whereabouts of the member are not presently known to the co-operative and have not been known to the co-operative for at least the required period before that time; or

(b) the member is not presently an active member of the co-operative and has not been an active member of the co-operative at any time during the required period immediately before that time.

(2) This section applies to a member only if he or she was a member of the co-operative throughout the required period.

(3) The question of whether a member was an active member at a particular time in the past is to be decided as if the active membership provisions concerned had been in force at that time.

(4) The board’s declaration under this section has the effect of cancelling the membership concerned.

(5) A person may apply for an order under section 162 in relation to the cancellation of the person’s membership under this section.

(6) In this section:

the required period, in relation to a co-operative, means:

(a) 3 years; or

(b) if a shorter period is stated in the rules of the co-operative—that period.