Co-operatives Act (No. 23 of 1996). Country/Territory Namibia Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the formation, registration and winding-up of cooperatives and to provide for matters connected therewith. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Cooperative/producer organization Registration Court/tribunal Institution Basic legislation Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract The Act consists of 112 sections divided intro 17 Parts: Administration of Act (I); Categories and types of, and persons who may form, cooperatives (II); Provisions relating to by-laws of cooperatives (III); Registration of cooperatives (IV); Membership and liabilities of members of cooperatives (V); Administration of cooperatives (VI); Boards and supervisory committees (VII); Meetings of members of cooperatives (VIII); Financial matters of cooperatives (IX); Accounting records, annual financial accounts and auditing (X); Amalgamation, transfer, division and conversion of cooperatives; (XI); Winding-up of cooperatives (XII); Cooperatives Advisory Board (XIII); Cooperatives Tribunal (XIV); Disputes between cooperatives or members of co-operatives and Registrar or such cooperatives or members and persons other than Registrar (XV); Offences and penalties (XVI); Miscellaneous provisions (XVII). Full text English Website www.lac.org.na References - Legislation Implemented by Model Regulations for Co-operative Agricultural Societies with Unlimited Liability (GN No. 313 of 1946). Legislation | Namibia | 1946 (1996) Keyword: Agricultural development, Cooperative/producer organization, Business/industry/corporations Source: FAO, FAOLEX