2006 No. 2078
COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
The European Cooperative Society Regulations 2006 (revoked)
Regulations revoked (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/710), regs. 1(4), 25(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Made 25th July 2006
Laid before Parliament 27th July 2006
Coming into force 18th August 2006

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PART 1 General

1 Citation and commencement
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2 Interpretation
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PART 2 Competent authorities

3 Competent authorities
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PART 3 Formation, registration, structure and proceedings of an SCE

Formation of an SCE

4 Participation by a body whose head office is not in the European Union
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Words in Regulations substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3-6

5 Provision of documents by a cooperative which participates in the formation of an SCE by merger
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6 Power to oppose the participation of a cooperative in the formation of an SCE by merger
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7 Publication of a proposal to convert into an SCE
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Registration of SCEs

8 Register of SCEs
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9 Provision of documents for registration
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10 Registration
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11 Provision of documents following registration
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12 Cancellation of registration
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13 Branches
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Transfer of registered office to another EEA State

14 Provision of a solvency statement
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15 Additional forms of publication of a proposal to transfer a registered office
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16 Power to oppose the transfer of a registered office
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Structure and proceedings of an SCE

17 Arrangements for employee involvement
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18 Power of general meeting to appoint or remove members of the management organ
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19 Minimum number of members
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20 Supervisory organ's power to require information
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21 Acts of competent organ which are outside the SCE's objects
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22 Power to represent an SCE
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23 First general meeting of an SCE
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24 Sectorial or section meetings of an SCE
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Appeals

25 Appeals against competent authority's decision
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PART 4 Conversion of an SCE into a cooperative

26 Publication of a proposal to convert into a cooperative
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27 Certification of assets
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28 Decision of the general meeting to convert into a cooperative
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PART 5 Compliance and offences

29 Provision of information
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30 Inspection of accounts
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31 Holding of an inquiry
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32 Power to give directions
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33 Power to petition for winding up
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34 Offences in relation to the provision of information
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35 Offence in relation to solvency statements
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36 Offences in relation to an SCE's name and the use of the acronym “SCE”
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37 Offence in relation to operation as an SCE after cancellation of registration
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38 Bodies corporate
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PART 6 Miscellaneous

39 Expression of capital
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40 Public notice of certain information
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41 Electronic communications
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42 Inspection and copies of records
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43 Fees
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