law: Co-Operative Societies Act 2008 
  52.
  
  Provisional directors and elected directors
  1.      On the registration
  
  of a society, the individuals whose names appear in the application for
  
  registration as having been appointed and have consented to act as provisional
  
  directors—
  a.     
  
    are
  
  deemed to have all the powers and duties of directors; and
  b.    
  
    shall
  
  hold office until the first general meeting.
  2.      After the first
  
  general meeting, the directors must be elected in accordance with this Act, the
  
  Regulations and the by-laws.