(1)A person under the age of 18 may be a member of a registered society unless the society's registered rules provide otherwise.
(2)A person under the age of 18—
(a)may enjoy all the rights of a member of a registered society, and
(b)if aged 16 or over, may execute all instruments and give all receipts necessary to be executed or given under a society's registered rules.
This is subject to the society's registered rules and to the provisions of this Act.
(3)A person under the age of 16 may not be a member of a registered society's committee or a trustee, manager or treasurer of a registered society.]
F1S. 19 substituted (with application in accordance with Sch. 2 para. 4 of the amending Act) by Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 16), ss. 9, 17(3) (with Sch. 2 para. 4)