A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING CO-OPERATIVE LAWS AND RULES

ABSTRACT This research is channeled towards studying critically the origin, reasons, importance and the problems affecting the co-operative laws and rules.  It specifically dealt with different sections of the co-operative laws and rules and their importance or otherwise the growth of the co-operative.
This law is passed to convey government recognition of co-operative societies as a desirable  way of doing business for Nigerians in general, but more particularly those with a felt need.
Its prime objective is to provide self-help efforts to the people in the social, cultural and economic fields. Government appreciates the role of International Co-operative Alliance (I C A),  however, in identifying and enunciating the principles by which co- operative in the whole world can best achieve their goals and retain their peculiar co-operative circle.  This law is intended to translate those principles into legal norms and give them legal enforcement.
Government, therefore wishes to use the co-operative Act to according to legal recognition to co-operative and promote and exist them to operate successfully.
All the sections in this project is collected from Eastern Nigeria Co-operative Societies Decree 1993.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE                                                                              I APPROVAL PAGE                                                                    II DEDICATION                                                                            III ACKNOWLEDGEMENT                                                           IV ABSTRACT                                                                                 V TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                             VI
CHAPTER ONE  1.0     INTRODUCTION 1.1OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY 1.2SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY 1.3   PURPOSE OF STUDY 1.4   LIMITATION AND SCOPE OF STUDY 1.5   DEFINITION  OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO 2.1CO-OPERATIVE LAW 2.2HOW CO-OPERATIVE LAW LIMITS ITS GROWTH 2.3CO-OPERATIVE LAW AND THE COURTS 2.4MEMBERS OF CO-OPERATIVE AND ITS LAW 2.5CONTENTS OF CO-OPERATIVE LAW 2.6EASTERN NIGERIA CO-OPERATIVE LAW OF 1963.
CHAPTER THREE 3.1CONTENTS OF THE CO-OPERATIVE RULES 3.2OBSERVATION OF 1993 DECREE
CHAPTER FOUR 4.1CO-OPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP 4.2DUTIES OF A MEMBER 4.3THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF A CO-OPERATIVE REGISTRAR/DIRECTOR. 4.4REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE COMMITTEE.
CHAPTER FIVE 5.1SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 5.2RECOMMENDATION 5.3CONCLUSION 5.4REFERENCE 5.5BIOGRAPHY