Co-operative Societies (Exemption under Section 97) (No. 2) Order 2012

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 09 Mar 2012

No. S 92

Co-operative Societies Act

(CHAPTER 62)

Co-operative Societies
(Exemption under Section 97) (No. 2)
Order 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 97 of the Co-operative Societies Act, MG (NS) Chan Chun Sing, Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Co-operative Societies (Exemption under Section 97) (No. 2) Order 2012 and shall come into operation on 12th March 2012.

Definition

2. In this Order, “mass media” has the same meaning as in rule 9(3) of the Co-operative Societies Rules 2009 (G.N. No. S 349/2009).

Exemption

3.—(1) Subject to the condition specified in paragraph 4, rule 9 of the Co-operative Societies Rules 2009 (G.N. No. S 349/2009) shall not apply to any person who advertises, or causes to be advertised, in or using the mass media, between 12th March 2012 and 31st January 2013 (both dates inclusive), in relation to any of the events referred to in sub-paragraph (2), which will be held during that period in celebration of the 2012 International Year of Co‑operatives.

(2) The events referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are as follows:

(a)	Co-op Hot Shots;
(b)	Co-opaliciouz;
(c)	IYC Regional Conference 2012;
(d)	AutoVenture 2012;
(e)	SNCF Honour Awards & IYC Closing Ceremony Dinner.

Condition of exemption

4. Every advertisement must be endorsed by the Singapore National Co-operative Federation before it is published in the mass media.

Made this 7th day of March 2012.

CHAN HENG KEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Community Development,
Youth and Sports,
Singapore.

[MCDS 76-13-03 Vol. 6; AG/LLRD/SL/62/2010/2 Vol. 2]

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