Cap. 442 Art. 106Apex organisation.

An Apex organisation shall be an association which satisfies the Board that it complies with the following requirements:

(a) that it has a membership of at least an absolute majority of all primary co-operative societies enjoying full registration in terms of article 29;

(b) that its statute states that the principal object of the association is to facilitate the operations of all primary, secondary and tertiary co-operative societies in Malta;

(c) that its statute states that the object of the association is to provide, organise and supervise effective centralized services for co-operative societies and for co-operative education and training, and such other services as may be necessary or expedient for its members;

(d) that its statute makes provision for the association to be managed by persons freely elected by the members of the association in an election which is held at least once every calendar year;

(e) that the association does not have the making of profit as one of its objects;

(f) that the association is independent of any other association, or grouping whose principal object is not