COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES PART 1 General Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Competent authorities Competent authorities 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Formation, registration, structure and proceedings of an SCE Formation of an SCE Participation by a body whose head office is not in the European Union 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of documents by a cooperative which participates in the formation of an SCE by merger 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to oppose the participation of a cooperative in the formation of an SCE by merger 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of a proposal to convert into an SCE 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of SCEs Register of SCEs 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of documents for registration 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of documents following registration 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation of registration 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Branches 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of registered office to another EEA State Provision of a solvency statement 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional forms of publication of a proposal to transfer a registered office 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to oppose the transfer of a registered office 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Structure and proceedings of an SCE Arrangements for employee involvement 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of general meeting to appoint or remove members of the management organ 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum number of members 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supervisory organ's power to require information 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acts of competent organ which are outside the SCE's objects 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to represent an SCE 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First general meeting of an SCE 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sectorial or section meetings of an SCE 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals Appeals against competent authority's decision 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Conversion of an SCE into a cooperative Publication of a proposal to convert into a cooperative 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certification of assets 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decision of the general meeting to convert into a cooperative 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Compliance and offences Provision of information 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection of accounts 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holding of an inquiry 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to give directions 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to petition for winding up 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences in relation to the provision of information 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence in relation to solvency statements 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences in relation to an SCE's name and the use of the acronym “SCE” 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offence in relation to operation as an SCE after cancellation of registration 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bodies corporate 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 Miscellaneous Expression of capital 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public notice of certain information 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic communications 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection and copies of records 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .