Section 102: Advisory Board
consolidated text (as at 2018, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
102. Advisory Board
(1) There shall be set up for the purposes of this Act the Co-operative
Development Advisory Board.
(2) The objects and functions of the Advisory Board shall be to—
(a) promote development and sustainability of the co-operative
sector;
(b) promote business entrepreneurship in co-operatives;
(c) encourage the co-operative movement to take advantage of
investment opportunities at national and regional levels;
(d) ensure coordination and co-operation with organisations
concerned with co-operative activities;
(e) carry out research and commission studies on co-operative
business sectors and related fields;
(f) promote the clustering of co-operative activities through the
creation and development of Co-operative Business Service
Centres;
(g) formulate national policies and strategies; and
(h) advise the Minister generally on any matter relating to cooperative development.
(3) The Advisory Board shall comprise—
(a) a Chairperson, to be appointed by the Minister;
(b) the supervising officer or his representative;
(c) the Registrar or his representative;
(d) the Secretary for Co-operative Development or his representative;
(e) the Principal Co-operative Auditor;
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(f) the Registrar of small and medium enterprises under the Small
and Medium Enterprises Act;
(g) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
agriculture;
(h) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
environment;
(i) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
gender equality;
(j) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
ocean economy;
(k) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
public utilities;
(l) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
youth;
(m) the Director of the National Co-operative College;
(n) a representative of the Rodrigues Regional Assembly;
(o) a representative of the tertiary society; and
(p) 2 persons having wide experience in the field of co-operative
matters, to be appointed by the Minister.
(4) There shall be a Secretary of the Advisory Board who shall be a
public officer.
(5) The Advisory Board may co-opt other members as and when required.
(6) The Chairperson and the members of the Advisory Board specified in
subsection (3) (p) shall hold office for a period of 2 years and be eligible for
reappointment.
(7) The Chairperson and the members of the Advisory Board shall be paid
such fee or allowance as the Minister may determine.
(8) The Advisory Board shall regulate its meetings and proceedings in
such manner as it may determine.
(9) At any meeting of the Board, 9 members shall constitute a quorum.
[S. 102 amended by s. 15 (1) of Act 16 of 2017 w.e.f. 18 January 2018.]
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