Credit Union Act, 1997

PART IX

Amalgamations and Transfers of Engagements

Amalgamation of credit unions.

128.—(1) Subject to compliance with section 130 , any two or more credit unions may amalgamate by forming a credit union as their successor.

(2) In order to form a credit union as their successor the amalgamating credit unions shall—

(a) agree on the rules for the regulation of their successor which comply with the requirements of the First Schedule ;

(b) each approve the terms of the amalgamation by a special resolution, which also approves the rules of their successor; and

(c) jointly make an application under section 131 to the Registrar for the confirmation of the amalgamation and send to the Registrar three copies of the rules of their successor, each copy signed by the secretary of each of the credit unions.

(3) If the Registrar—

(a) confirms the amalgamation under section 131 , and

(b) is satisfied as respects the matters as to which he must be satisfied before he registers the rules of a credit union,

the Registrar shall register the rules of the successor credit union and issue to it a certificate of confirmation of his approval of the amalgamation and specify a date (“the specified date”) as from which the registration takes effect.

(4) On the specified date, all the property, rights and liabilities of each of the credit unions whose amalgamation was confirmed by the Registrar shall by virtue of this subsection stand transferred to and vested in the credit union so registered as their successor.

(5) On the specified date, each of the credit unions to which the successor succeeds shall be dissolved by virtue of this subsection; but the transfer effected by subsection (4) shall be deemed to have been effected immediately before the dissolution.