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CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

No. 18 of 1985

	Section 12(10) of the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (“the Act”) defines “determination” to mean a determination made by a Minister pursuant to a provision of an Ordinance empowering him to determine by notice in writing published in the Gazette, fees or charges for the purposes of an Ordinance.

	Section 12(9A) of the Act provides that every determination shall be laid before each House of Parliament within fifteen sitting days of that House after the day on which the determination is made and if not so laid before each House of Parliament, shall be void and of no effect.

	Section 12(9B) of the Act provides that sections 12(4) to 12(7) inclusive of the Act, which deal with the disallowance of Ordinances, shall apply to a determination laid before a House of Parliament as if the references in those sub-sections to an Ordinance were a reference to a determination.

	The Co-operative Societies Ordinance 1938 has been amended by the Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1985 to empower the Minister to determine fees for matters in respect of which he may make Regulations.  As a result of this amendment the fees imposed by Regulation 12 are deleted by the Co-operative Societies Regulations (Amendment) (“the amending Regulations”).

	Details of the Amending regulations are as follows:

	Regulation 1 provides that the amending Regulations will come into operation on 21 August 1985.

	Regulation 2 repeals Regulation 12 of the Co-operative Societies Regulation.