Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

66Liability of members in winding-up.N.I.

Where a registered society is wound up by virtue of [F1section 64(1)(a)], the liability of a present or past member of the society to contribute for payment of the debts and liabilities of the society, the expenses of winding-up, and the adjustment of the rights of contributories amongst themselves, shall be qualified as follows, that is to say—

(a)no person who ceased to be a member not less than one year before the beginning of the winding-up shall be liable to contribute;

(b)no person shall be liable to contribute in respect of any debt or liability contracted after he ceased to be a member;

(c)no person who is not a member shall be liable to contribute unless it appears to the court that the contributions of the existing members are insufficient to satisfy the just demands on the society;

(d)no contribution shall be required from any person exceeding the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares in respect of which he is liable as a past or present member;

(e)in the case of a withdrawable share which has been withdrawn, a person shall be taken to have ceased to be a member in respect of that share as from the date of the notice or application for withdrawal.