Introductory Text
PART 1 General
1.Citation and commencement
2.Interpretation
PART 2 Competent authorities
3.Competent authorities
PART 3 Formation, registration, structure and proceedings of an SCE
Formation of an SCE
4.Participation by a body whose head office is not in the European Union
5.Provision of documents by a cooperative which participates in the formation of an SCE by merger
6.Power to oppose the participation of a cooperative in the formation of an SCE by merger
7.Publication of a proposal to convert into an SCE
Registration of SCEs
8.Register of SCEs
9.Provision of documents for registration
10.Registration
11.Provision of documents following registration
12.Cancellation of registration
13.Branches
Transfer of registered office to another EEA State
14.Provision of a solvency statement
15.Additional forms of publication of a proposal to transfer a registered office
16.Power to oppose the transfer of a registered office
Structure and proceedings of an SCE
17.Arrangements for employee involvement
18.Power of general meeting to appoint or remove members of the management organ
19.Minimum number of members
20.Supervisory organ's power to require information
21.Acts of competent organ which are outside the SCE's objects
22.Power to represent an SCE
23.First general meeting of an SCE
24.Sectorial or section meetings of an SCE
Appeals
25.Appeals against competent authority's decision
PART 4 Conversion of an SCE into a cooperative
26.Publication of a proposal to convert into a cooperative
27.Certification of assets
28.Decision of the general meeting to convert into a cooperative
PART 5 Compliance and offences
29.Provision of information
30.Inspection of accounts
31.Holding of an inquiry
32.Power to give directions
33.Power to petition for winding up
34.Offences in relation to the provision of information
35.Offence in relation to solvency statements
36.Offences in relation to an SCE's name and the use of the acronym “SCE”
37.Offence in relation to operation as an SCE after cancellation of registration
38.Bodies corporate
PART 6 Miscellaneous
39.Expression of capital
40.Public notice of certain information
41.Electronic communications
42.Inspection and copies of records
43.Fees
Signature
Explanatory Note