SECTION 1

Any cooperative, union or federation of cooperatives, whose registered office is located in the territory of one of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa, hereinafter referred to as “States Parties”, shall begoverned by the provisions of this Uniform Act. Any confederation of cooperatives which opts for a cooperative form shall also be governed by the provisions of this Uniform Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles1 and 6 of the Uniform Act on Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Grouping, cooperatives, which engage in commercial activities, shall be governed by the provisions of this Uniform Act.