Agricultural Co-Operative Societies (Debentures) Act, 1934

The register of charges by Agricultural Co-operative Societies.

9.—(1) The Minister shall keep, in the prescribed form and manner, a register to be called and known as the Register of Charges by Agricultural Co-operative Societies and in this Act referred to as the register.

(2) The Minister shall cause to be registered in the register—

(a) all orders made by him under this Act which are required by this Act to be so registered, and

(b) all debentures issued by an agricultural co-operative society under this Act for the registration of which in the register application is duly made under this Act, and

(c) all charges on uncalled capital made under this Act by an agricultural co-operative society for the registration of which in the register application is duly made under this Act.

(3) The register shall be open to inspection by the public at the prescribed place during the prescribed times upon payment of such fee not exceeding one shilling as may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, be prescribed.

(4) The registration in the register of an issue of debentures made under this Act by an agricultural co-operative society or of a charge on the uncalled capital of an agricultural co-operative society or other society registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893 , made by order or otherwise under this Act shall be notice to all persons having dealings with such society of the existence of such issue of debentures or of such charge, as the case may be.

(5) All fees paid under this section shall be collected in money and taken in such manner as the Minister for Finance may from time to time direct, and shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in accordance with the directions of the Minister for Finance.