law: Co-Operative Societies Act 2008 
  229.
  
  Execution and filing
  1.      Where this Act
  
  requires that by-laws or a statement relating to a society shall be sent to the
  
  Registrar, unless otherwise specifically provided, the society shall send 3
  
  copies of the by-laws or statement signed by a director or an officer of the
  
  society.
  2.      Subject to the other
  
  provisions of this Act, where the Registrar receives duplicate originals of any
  
  by-laws or statement pursuant to subsection (1) and they are accompanied by any
  
  other required documents and the prescribed fees, the Registrar shall-
  a.     
  
    endorse
  
  on each of the duplicate originals the word “Registered” and the date of the
  
  registration;
  b.    
  
    issue
  
  in duplicate the appropriate certificate and attach to each certificate one of
  
  the duplicate originals of the by-laws or statements;
  c.     
  
    file
  
  a copy of the certificate and attached by-laws or statement;
  d.    
  
    send
  
  to the society the original certificate and attached by-laws or statement; and
  e.     
  
    publish
  
  in the Gazette notice of the issue of the certificate.
  1.      
  2.      
  3.      The Registrar may
  
  date a certificate mentioned in subsection (2) as of the day he receives the
  
  by-laws or statement issued pursuant to which the certificate is issued or as
  
  of any later day specified by the person who signed the by-laws or statement.
  4.      A signature required
  
  on a certificate mentioned in subsection (2) may be printed or otherwise
  
  mechanically produced on the certificate.