56. The board of directors of a financial services cooperative shall state, by resolution, for each series in a class of shares, the designation and number of capital shares or investment shares the cooperative is authorized to issue, the amount of the issue, the par value of each share, the rights, preferences and restrictions attached to each share and any special condition applicable to any purchase at the option of the cooperative and the holder, redemption, repurchase, conversion or transfer of the share.
The resolution may specify that a share may be purchased by agreement or redeemed, at the option of the cooperative or on the dates set out in the resolution, or that a share may be repurchased at the option of the holder or on the dates set out in the resolution.
A resolution adopted under the first paragraph by a credit union must be approved by the federation.