Co-operative Societies Ordinance 1952. Country/Territory Samoa Document type Legislation Date 1952 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Consolidated Acts of Samoa 2014. Long titleAn Ordinance to provide for the formation of Co-operative Societies and to regulate their operations. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Cooperative/producer organization Registration Dispute settlement Basic legislation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Ordinance concerns the formation and registration of Co-operative Societies and provides rules for their operation and management. Section 3 concerns the appointment of Registrar and Assistant Registrars. These public officers shall register cooperative societies subject to conditions and in accordance with procedures as set out in sections 4 to 9. Societies shall be bodies corporate. Sections 10 to 29 define duties and privileges of societies and the rights and liabilities of members. Disputes between members, the Committee or societies shall be referred to the Registrar for decision (sect. 49). The Committee is the governing body of a registered society to whom the management of its affairs is entrusted. Full text English Website www.paclii.org