144 (1) A co-operative shall not conduct 50 per cent or more of its business with non-members of that co-operative unless its articles or by-laws authorize it to do so. 2019, c. 15, Sched. 8, s. 9 (1). Idem (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the amount of business conducted by a co-operative with a non-member means the value of goods or products acquired, marketed, handled, dealt in or sold or services rendered by the co-operative, on behalf of or for the non-members expressed as a percentage of the total value of goods or products acquired, marketed, handled, dealt in or sold or services rendered by the co-operative from, on behalf of, or for all customers during the year.  R.S.O. 1990, c. C.35, s. 144 (2). Idem (3) For the purposes of computing the amount of business under subsection (2), there shall not be included, in the amount of business conducted with non-members, the value of goods or products acquired, marketed, handled, dealt in or sold or services rendered by the co-operative from, on behalf of or for non-members who are required, by a marketing plan established under an Act of the Legislature, to conduct such business only with the co-operative.  1992, c. 19, s. 17. Idem (4) If a member of a co-operative sells products to a marketing board under a marketing plan established under an Act of the Legislature and the marketing board in turn sells the products, or equivalent products if the products are fungible, to the co-operative, the co-operative shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to have bought the products or equivalent products directly from the member.  1992, c. 19, s. 17. Derivative of a product (5) In subsections (6) and (7), a derivative of a product is something that contains the product or is made, either in whole or in part, from the product.  1992, c. 19, s. 17. If limitations on purchase of a product (6) If a marketing plan established under an Act of the Legislature provides for transferable entitlements to buy a product and a co-operative buys all the product that its entitlement allows, then any derivative of the product that the co-operative buys is deemed, for the purposes of this section, to have been bought directly from its members.  1992, c. 19, s. 17. Idem (7) Subsection (6) applies only to the extent that the total consideration given for the products, equivalent products or derivatives of the products deemed, under subsection (4) or (6), to have been bought directly from members does not exceed the consideration received for the products that the members of the co-operative sell.  1992, c. 19, s. 17. Exceptions (8) This section does not apply to the following co-operatives: 1.  A co-operative whose articles provide that the co-operative’s primary object is to provide employment to its members. 2.  A non-profit housing co-operative. 3.  Repealed: 2019, c. 15, Sched. 8, s. 9 (2). 2009, c. 12, Sched. I, s. 8; 2019, c. 15, Sched. 8, s. 9 (2). (9) Repealed:  2009, c. 12, Sched. I, s. 8. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1992, c. 19, s. 17 - 24/08/1992 2009, c. 12, Sched. I, s. 8 - 9/09/2009 2017, c. 20, Sched. 8, s. 77 (1) - no effect - see 2019, c. 15, Sched. 8, s. 17 - 10/12/2019; 2017, c. 34, Sched. 9, s. 8 - 29/10/2018 2019, c. 15, Sched. 8, s. 9 (1, 2) - 10/12/2019