Draft — not yet finally notified. Once officially notified, your society must formally adopt these bye-laws via a resolution passed in its General Body Meeting (GBM) before they replace your existing 2014 bye-laws. This draft has been shared by the Co-operative Department for public consultation — you can submit suggestions via email at coophsgmodelbyelaws@gmail.com before the deadline of 27th August 2026.
Quorum
(a) No General Body Meeting shall be held or proceeded with unless the quorum of 20 members or 2/3rd whichever is less is present.
(b) No Proxy or holder of Power of Attorney or letter of Authority shall be eligible to attend a General Body Meeting of the society on behalf of member of the society.
(c) If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the quorum is not present:
(c)(i) in case of a meeting convened upon requisition of Members, the meeting shall stand dissolved;
(c)(ii) in any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to a later time on the same day or to a subsequent date not earlier than seven days and not later than thirty days, as specified in the notice. At such adjourned meeting, the business on the agenda of the original meeting shall be transacted, whether quorum is present or not.
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