Co-operative membership age limits
The Minister said people aged 16 and over may join co-operatives, though those under 21 cannot hold certain management or committee roles.
asked the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism if he will consider amending the existing law on co-operatives so that people under 25 years could become members.
Comment on this
Existing law allows persons above the age of 16 to become members of co-operative societies, except where the rules of an individual society specifically provide otherwise. Model rules for the formation of societies, which are used by the vast majority of co-operatives, reflect this position.
The law does provide, however, that persons under the age of 21 and above the age of 16 may not be a member of the committee, a trustee, manager or treasurer of a society.