| (1) | The Inter-Provincial Co-ordination Committee on Co-operatives is hereby established. |
| (2) | The Inter-Provincial Co-ordination Committee on Co-operatives consists of the following members appointed by the Minister: |
| (a) | One person to represent the Minister; |
| (b) | one person in the full-time employment of each of— |
| (ii) | the national department responsible for co-operative governance; and |
| (iii) | such other national departments of state identified by the Minister; |
| (c) | two representatives from the National Interdepartmental Co-ordination Committee on Co-operatives; and |
| (d) | one person from each provincial government, in the full-time employ of such government. |
| (3) | The Minister must appoint from among the members of the Inter-Provincial Co-ordination Committee on Co-operatives a chairperson and a deputy chairperson. |
| (4) | The deputy chairperson must act as chairperson when the chairperson is not available. |
| (5) | A member of the Inter-Provincial Co-ordination Committee on Co-operatives may designate an alternate to attend a meeting of the Inter-Provincial Co-ordination Committee on Co-operatives in his or her place. |
| (6) | The Inter-Provincial Co-ordination Committee on Co-operatives must co-ordinate all co-operatives development programmes developed at provincial level. |
| (7) | The National Interdepartmental Co-ordination Committee on Cooperatives and the Inter-Provincial Co-ordination Committee on Co-operatives must meet on at least a quarterly basis to discuss matters of mutual interest. |
[Section 91GG inserted by section 66 of Notice No. 558, GG 36729, dated 5 August 2013]
