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 Maintenance5. Documents |
| (1) | All documents lodged with the Registrar must, unless he or she otherwise directs, be written in block capitals or be typewritten, or printed in legible characters, with deep permanent black ink on one side only of strong white paper of a size approximately 298 millimetres by 207 millimetres(international paper size A4): Provided that the requirements of this Regulation are met if documents have been lodged in accordance with the operational requirements and proof of payment of the prescribed fee, where applicable has been provided. |
| (2) | The registrar may reject any document which in his or her opinion is unsuitable for purposes of record or which does not satisfy the operational requirements. |
| (3) | All documents lodged with the Registrar must be in one of the official languages of the Republic. |
| (4) | A copy of any document reproduced from the CIPC record retention system, purporting to be certified by the Registrar or an officer or employee contemplated in section 78(2) of the Act, shall without proof or production of the original, upon the mere production thereof in proceedings, whether in a court of law or otherwise, be admissible as evidence in respect of the contents of such document. |
| (5) | All communications to the Registrar may be made, or any document required to be sent to or lodged with the Registrar may be lodged personally or sent through the post or transmitted in such electronic form and by such electronic means as authorized by the Registrar for electronic services under the operational requirements. |