162Order against cancellation

162 Order against cancellation

(1) If the designated tribunal is satisfied the cancellation of a member’s membership under section 156 was or would be unreasonable, the tribunal may, on application by the member or former member, direct that the membership should not have been cancelled or should not be cancelled.

(2) An application for an order may be made only within 6 months after:

(a) notice of the board’s intention to declare the membership to be cancelled is given to the member under section 161 (1) or is first published under section 161 (3); or

(b) if notice was not required as referred to in section 161 (2)—the cancellation takes effect.

(3) While an order is in force under this section:

(a) the membership concerned is not required to be cancelled and any shareholding of the member is not required to be forfeited; and

(b) the person whose membership was cancelled is entitled to be reinstated as a member of the co-operative with all the rights and entitlements (including any shareholding) attaching to or arising from the former membership.

(4) Reinstatement of a member under this section is to be effected under the directions of the designated tribunal.