http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1969/24/section/18Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 An Act to consolidate with amendments the provisions of certain enactments relating to industrial and provident societies and to apply those provisions with modifications to credit unions.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-15Expert Participation2020-12-08 PART II181Shares in a registered society may be held by any other body corporate (if that body's regulations so permit) in its corporate name.2Where a registered society is a member of another registered society, then, for the purposes of any enactment with respect to the making or signing of any application, instrument or document by members of a registered society, any reference therein to such a member shall, in relation to the first-mentioned society as a member of the second-mentioned society, be construed as a reference to two members of the committee and the secretary of the society.