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BHR-2000-R-83313
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Title_of_text
Legislative Decree No. 24 of 2000 issuing the Cooperatives Law.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bahrain
Subjects (Classification)
Cooperatives
Adopted on (Date of text)
2000-10-09
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The aim of this Legislative Decree is to regulate the establishment of cooperatives. This Legislative Decree is composed of 8 Sections divided into 69 articles. Section I contains general provisions including terms and definitions. Section II deals with the establishment of cooperatives including: (a) requirements and conditions, (b) constituent act, (c) registration procedures; and (d) membership. Section III refers to the management of cooperatives in particular: (a) Administrative Council; (b) budget and account reviser; (c) reports; and (d) general assembly. Section IV pertains to incomes and financial resources of cooperatives. Section V provides for the control on cooperatives. Section VI deals with common cooperatives and cooperative unions. Section VII deals with the dissolution and liquidation of cooperatives. Section VIII contains offences and penalties.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
2006-12-13 (BHR-2006-L-83311)
Cooperatives Law.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2001-09-18 (BHR-2001-M-83314)
Resolution No. 50 of 2001 regulating the registration of cooperatives under the control of the Ministry of Work and Social Affairs.
Implementing text(s)
2001-09-17 (BHR-2001-M-83315)
Resolution No. 49 of 2001 issuing the Model Regulation the Statute for Cooperatives.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2018-07-05 (BHR-2018-L-109196)
Law No. 29 of 2018 on amending Article 35 of Law No. 24 of 2000 on The Cooperatives Law.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1972 (BHR-1972-L-38636)
Cooperative Societies Law No. 8 of 1972
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Decree on-line in Arabic
Author
FAOLex
Publisher
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bah72245.pdf
File
BHR83313.pdf (PDF)