13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly:
The justifications are that the Bill had not made provisions for a number of offences which would affect the running of the Board. The amendment, therefore, provides for these offences. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman.
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13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly:
Let me just repeat it. Maybe, I made a mistake. In New Clause 91A, the Bill had not made a provision for a number of important offences which would have had the effect…
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13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new Clause immediately after Clause 92—
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13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly:
Offences relating to body corporate
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13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly:
92A. If an offence under this Act is committed by a body corporate, any other association of individuals or a co-operative society, a director, partner or any other person involved in, or acting or purporting to act in the management of its affairs commits an offence unless that person proves that— (a) the act or omission constituting the offence took place without the person’s knowledge; or (b) the person took reasonable steps to prevent the commission of the offence
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13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly:
The justification for New Clause 92A is that it provides for offences relating to the body corporate. Clause 92 of the Bill provides for it but the amendment seeks to provide for it separately. Thank you.
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13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new Clause immediately after Clause 102— Consequential amendments. No. 12 of 1997. 102A. The Co-operative Societies Act is amended — (a) in section 43— (i) by numbering the existing provision as subsection (1); (ii) by inserting the following new subsection— The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly:
(2) Despite subsection (1), a coffee cooperative society shall not lend to farmers on interest.” (b) in section 44— (i) by numbering the existing provision as subsection (1); (ii) by inserting the following new subsections— (2) The interest rate on borrowing by factory management against growers’ assets held in trust by coffee co-operative societies shall be capped at five per cent per annum. (3) A factory or society shall not contract any loans or advances under subsection (1) except with the support of a resolution in an Annual General Meeting passed by a majority of the growers to that effect.” ...
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13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly:
I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting the Second Schedule and substituting therefor the following new Schedule—
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13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly:
SECOND SCHEDULE (s. 11, s. 23, s. 26, s. 26A, s.27, s. 28, s. 32, s.67)
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