law: Co-Operative Societies Act 2008 
  12.
  
  Election of directors
  1.      This Regulation
  
  applies for the purposes of section 50 of the Act.
  2.      Before accepting the
  
  nomination of any person, the Chairman of a meeting called to elect directors,
  
  shall satisfy himself that the person to be nominated—
  a.     
  
    is
  
  qualified pursuant to the Act and the by- the society to be director; and
  b.    
  
    has
  
  consented to the nomination.
  1.      
  2.      
  3.      Where the number of
  
  candidates nominated does not exceed the number of directors to be elected, the
  
  Chairman of the meeting called to elect directors shall declare all the
  
  candidates elected.
  4.      Subject to paragraph
  
  (7), only one ballot is to be taken and the number of candidates equal to the
  
  number of directors to be elected receiving the highest number of votes are to
  
  be declared elected.
  5.      Where candidates are
  
  to be elected for varying terms, the candidates receiving the highest number of
  
  votes cast are to be declared elected for the longest or the longer terms, as
  
  the case may be.
  6.      For the purpose of
  
  these Regulations a term shall not exceed 3 years.
  7.      Where 2 or more
  
  candidates receive an equal number of votes, the members present at the meeting
  
  may by resolution provide that a second ballot be cast to break the tie.
  8.      Where the meeting
  
  does not decide to hold a second ballot pursuant to paragraph (7), the Chairman
  
  of the meeting called to elect directors shall draw lots, and the candidate
  
  whose lot is drawn on his ballot, is to be declared elected.
  9.      Where a member votes
  
  for more than the number of directors to be elected his ballot is not to be
  
  counted.
  10.   Where a registered
  
  society submits a by-law to the Registrar that provides for a method of
  
  electing directors other than at a general meeting of members and the Registrar
  
  is satisfied that the by-law does not contravene paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7),
  
  (8) and (9), the Registrar may approve the by-law and, on and after the date of
  
  that approval, the directors of the society shall be elected in the manner
  
  provided for in the by-law.
  11.   A society shall not
  
  include in any by-law governing the manner of electing its directors, any
  
  provision that prohibits its members from nominating as a candidate for
  
  election as director any member who—
  a.     
  
    is
  
  qualified to be a director; and (b) consents to the nomination.