Section 107 — Amendment of Co-operative Societies Act 1979

In the Co-operative Societies Act 1979 —

(a)in section 2(1), in the definition of “institutional member”, replace “or a trade union” with “, a trade union or a platform work association”;

(b)in section 2(1), after the definition of “permanent share”, insert —“ “platform work association” means a platform work association registered under the Platform Workers Act 2024;”;

(c)in section 2(1), replace the definition of “secondary society” with —“ “secondary society” means a society, each of whose registered members is a co‑operative society, a trade union or a platform work association;”;

(d)in section 38, replace “or trade union” with “, trade union or platform work association”;

(e)in section 39(1)(b), replace “or is a trade union” with “, a trade union or a platform work association”;

(f)in section 39(2), replace “and trade unions” with “, trade unions and platform work associations”;

(g)in section 44(2)(b), replace “or a trade union” with “, another society, a trade union or a platform work association”; and

(h)in the following provisions, replace “or a trade union” with “, a trade union or a platform work association”:Section 5(2) Section 7(1)(b)(ii) Section 43(3) Section 83(2)(b)(ii).