Co-Operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015

(2) Out of profits there is to be transferred to a reserve called the capital redemption reserve a sum equal to the nominal amount of the CCUs redeemed.

(3) Subject to subsection (5), the provisions of this Law relating to the reduction of share capital of a co-operative apply as if the capital redemption reserve were paid up share capital of the co-operative.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), the capital redemption reserve may be applied in paying up unissued shares of the co-operative to be issued to members of the co-operative as fully paid bonus shares.

(5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to a non‑-distributing co‑operative.

Note

Section 448 provides that, on a winding up of a non-distributing co-operative, the surplus property of the co-operative must be distributed as required by the rules of the co-operative.