By-law amendments and dissolution of co-ops

Amendments to by-laws

If you would like to find out the specific changes after 2018, please contact the Registry via email MCCY_regcoop@mccy.gov.sg ↗ (opens in new tab).

Dissolving a co-op

• Guidelines on voluntary dissolution [PDF, 168 KB] ↗ (opens in new tab)

• Application for voluntary dissolution [PDF, 120 KB] ↗ (opens in new tab)

• Guidelines to liquidator [PDF, 295KB] ↗ (opens in new tab)

• Information on claiming monies of dissolved co-ops
  
  Members of dissolved co-ops who:

  • have not cashed in their cheques from the appointed liquidators; or

  • did not present their claims to the appointed liquidators
    
    may still be able to make claims  to the Registry of Co-operative Societies for up to 2 years from the date of cancellation of registration of their respective co-op. Monies unclaimed after 2 years from the date of cancellation of registration of a co-op shall be carried to the Co-op Societies Liquidation Account, which would be applied to the furtherance of co-op principles or transferred to the Central Co-op Fund.
    
    Members can email mccy_regcoop@mccy.gov.sg ↗ (opens in new tab)if they have any queries regarding any dissolving or dissolved co-op.

• The standard processing time for a co-operative voluntary dissolution application is 30 working days if all documents are in order. Incomplete applications will be rejected if missing information is not provided upon request.