ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Co-operative Societies Act
77. Establishment of the Tribunal
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
77. Establishment of the Tribunal
(1)There is hereby established a Tribunal to be known as the Co-operative Tribunal which shall consist of the following members—(a)a chairman and deputy chairman appointed by the Cabinet Secretary on the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission;(b)an advocate of the High Court of Kenya appointed by the Cabinet Secretary on the nomination of the Law Society of Kenya;(c)a lawyer with experience in co-operative law appointed by the Cabinet Secretary; and(d)three persons with at least ten years experience in the field of co-operative management and practice appointed by the Cabinet Secretary in consultation with the apex society.(2)No person shall be qualified for appointment as chairman or deputy chairman of the Tribunal unless he holds, and has held for a total period of not less than five years, the qualifications specified in sections 12 and 13 of the Advocates Act (Cap. 16).(3)All appointments to the Tribunal shall be by notice in the Gazette issued by the Cabinet Secretary and shall be for a period of three years, provided that no one shall serve for more than two consecutive terms.(4)The office of a member of the Tribunal shall become vacant—(a)if he accepts any office the holding of which, if he were not a member of the Tribunal, would make him ineligible for the appointment to office of a member of the Tribunal;(b)if he is removed from membership of the Tribunal by the Cabinet Secretary after due inquiry for failure to discharge the functions of his office (whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or from any other cause) or for misconduct; orif he fails to attend three consecutive sittings of the Tribunal without reasonable cause.