law: Co-Operative Societies Act 2008 
  18.
  
  Unclaimed amounts in case of terminated membership
  Where
  
  the amount held to the credit of a member whose membership has been terminated-
  a.      the society must send
  
  a notice to the last known address of the terminated member setting out the
  
  amount of and the consequence for not claiming the funds held;
  b.     if the amount is less
  
  than $25, the society may add that amount to its income from operations; or
  c.      if the amount is $25
  
  or more, the society shall place that amount in a special reserve fund, the
  
  member may claim the funds without interest up to 10 years after the date of
  
  the notice in (a) being sent but after such time the funds in the
  
  special reserve fund not claimed shall escheat to the Crown.