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Co-operative Societies Act 1979 s 56

s 56 Quorum at general meeting

56.—(1) No business may be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of members or delegates is present. The quorum necessary for such transaction is 20% or 30 of all members or delegates qualified to vote, whichever is the less. (2) If a quorum is not present within 30 minutes after the time fixed for a general meeting, the members or delegates present form a quorum, except that —(a) a general meeting with such reduced quorum does not have the power to amend the by-laws; and (b) any resolution passed at the meeting is not valid unless it is passed with a majority of two-thirds of the members or delegates present.

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