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RA 2023 Section 18

Registration.

Section 18

SEC. 18. Registration.— If the Administrator is satisfied that a co-operative has complied with the provisions cf this Act and the regulations, and that its proposed articles of incorporation and by-laws are not contrary thereto, he may register the co-operative. The articles of incorporation and by-laws shall become operative only upon registration and issuance of a certificate to that effect by the Administrator. If the Administrator refuses to register a co-operative, he shall record the reasons for his refusal. An appeal shall lie to the Secretary of Commerce and Industry from an order of the Administrator refusing to register a cooperative within two months from the date of the receipt of such order by the secretary of the proposed co-operative, and the decision of the Secretary of Commerce and Industry on the matter shall be final.

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CitationRA 2023 Section 18 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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