75.—(1) Every credit union shall keep at its registered office a register in which shall be entered—

(a) the membership numbers, names and addresses of its members;

(b) a statement of the number of shares and amount of deposits held by each member and, if the shares are distinguished by numbers, the numbers of the shares so held;

(c) a statement of other property in the credit union, whether in loans or otherwise, held by each member;

(d) the date at which the name of any person was entered in the register as a member;

(e) the date at which any person ceased to be a member; and

F138[(f) the membership numbers, names and addresses of the officers of the credit union (excluding any person who is an officer solely by virtue of being an employee or a voluntary assistant), with the offices held by them respectively, the dates on which they assumed office and, where applicable, on which they ceased to hold office.]

(2) The register may be kept either by making entries in bound books or by recording the matters in question in any other manner; but, where the register is not kept by making entries in a bound book but by some other means, adequate precautions shall be taken for guarding against, and facilitating the discovery of, any falsification.

(3) Every credit union shall either—

(a) keep at its registered office, for the purposes of inspection under section 76, an abbreviated register, containing the particulars in the register kept under subsection (1), excluding those entered under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of that subsection; or

(b) so construct the register kept under subsection (1) that it is possible to open to inspection the particulars in the register, excluding those entered under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of that subsection and without exposing the particulars so entered.

(4) Where a credit union keeps a register pursuant to subsection (1) by recording the matters in question in any manner other than by making entries in bound books, the credit union shall keep at a place other than its registered office a duplicate register containing the particulars in the register kept under subsection (1).

F139[(5) The Bank or a person acting on its behalf may at all reasonable hours inspect any particulars in any register or duplicate register kept under this section.]

(6) A credit union's register or duplicate register kept under this section, or any other register or list of members or shares kept by the credit union shall be prima facie evidence of any of the following particulars entered therein, that is to say—

(a) the membership numbers, names and addresses of members;

(b) the number of shares and the amount of deposits respectively held by the members, and the distinguishing numbers of those shares if they are distinguished by numbers;

(c) the date at which the name of any person was entered in the register as a member; and

(d) the date at which any person ceased to be a member.

(7) A credit union shall ensure that a register or duplicate register kept under this section is up to date and, in particular, shall ensure that, if an event occurs which gives rise to the need for the making of an entry in, a change to or a deletion from, the register, that entry, change or deletion is made within 28 days of the event in question.

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