Credit Union Act, 1997

Limitation of remuneration.

68.—(1) A credit union shall not pay any remuneration, directly or indirectly, to—

(a) a director of the credit union,

(b) a member of the Supervisory Committee or a principal Committee of the credit union, or

(c) a credit officer or credit control officer,

for any service performed by that person in that capacity.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be regarded as prohibiting the payment (or reimbursement) of expenses—

(a) which are necessarily incurred by a director or committee member in the course of performing any service on behalf, or for the benefit, of the credit union; and

(b) which are approved by a majority of the directors voting at a meeting of the board.

(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be regarded as prohibiting any officer or voluntary assistant of a credit union, acting not as such but in his professional capacity, from tendering for the supply of, and if successful supplying, goods or services to the credit union.

(4) In any year the treasurer of a credit union may be paid such remuneration (whether described as such or as an honorarium or otherwise) as—

(a) may from time to time be approved prior to its payment (or the payment of any part of it) by the members in general meeting; and

(b) does not exceed an amount recommended by the board of directors.