Section 24

Each member or delegate of members of a registered society shall have one vote only as a member, in the affairs of the registered society except that in case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a casting vote in addition to his vote as a member.

Provided that a registered society which is a member of any other registered society shall have as many votes as may be prescribed by the by-Co-operative Societies

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laws of such other society, and may, subject to such by-laws, appoint any number of its members not exceeding the number of such votes, to exercise its voting power.

Notwithstanding subsection (1), a member of a secondary or a tertiary society may have such voting powers as are provided by the by-laws of the secondary or tertiary society.

Subject to sections 24A and 28A, no member shall vote through another member and no delegate shall vote through another delegate.