# Housing Act 1996, Section 57: Definitions relating to registered societies.

Extent: E+W

(1) In this Part, in relation to a registered society—
. . .
“committee” means the committee of management or other directing body of the society; and
“co-opted member”, in relation to the committee, includes any person co-opted to serve on the committee, whether he is a member of the society or not.
(2) Any reference in this Part to a member of the committee of a registered society includes a co-opted member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-57
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