Co-operatives Act, 2005 (Act No. 14 of 2005)RegulationsCo-operatives Administrative Regulations, 2016Chapter 1 : Co-operative Registration and SupportPart 1 : Co-operative Registration, Governance and Maintenance11. Inspection of documents |
| (1) | Any person who personally applies to inspect any document or to obtain a copy of any document kept by the registrar under the Act, must complete Form CO-OP 14, provided by the office and pay the appropriate fee set out in Schedule 1. |
| (2) | Any person who does not personally, at the Registrar's Office, inspect a document, kept by the Registrar under the Act, or uplift a copy or extract thereof, may apply in writing to the Registrar for any information relating to the document or for a copy of or extract from any such document and the Registrar must upon payment of the fee set out in Schedule 1, provide the information requested, in such format as he or she is able to provide. |
| (3) | Copies of documents, kept by the Registrar under the Act, or information in relation thereto or extracts thereof, may also be obtained through the CIPC electronic services upon payment of the fee set out in Schedule 1. |
| (4) | The fee set out in Schedule 1 shall be payable in respect of inspection of documents relating to any one co-operative and in respect of copies of documents the fee shall be payable in respect of each document. |
| (5) | Any person who, whilst inspecting any document at the office, knowingly and without the consent of the registrar— |
| (a) | removes any document from the custody of the Registrar or the office; |
| (b) | makes or causes to be made any entry on such document; |
| (c) | destroys or mutilates any such document; or |
| (d) | alters or causes to be altered any entry on such document, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. |