1. In this act, the following expressions mean:(a) “savings and credit union” or “union” : a savings and credit union governed by this act;
(b) “founder” : a person who has signed the founding memorandum of a union or was admitted as a member at the organization meeting;
(c) “federation” : a federation governed by this act and composed of unions or federations of unions;
(d) “affiliated union” : a union which is a member of a federation, either directly or as a member of a federation which is a member thereof;
(e) “general reserve” : the reserve contemplated in section 87;
(f) “Minister” : the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Cooperatives and Financial Institutions;
(g) “executive officer” : a member of the board of directors, of the board of supervision, or of the committee on credit, and the manager.