(1) Section 14 (2) and section 15 are not to be applied to members of an acquiring cooperative society.
(2) Where cooperative societies merge with one another, section 15 is to be applied only if and insofar as the amount of a member’s capital contribution to the acquiring cooperative society is lower than the amount of the member’s capital contribution to the cooperative society being acquired.
(3) The claim pursuant to section 15 may also be fulfilled by correspondingly crediting the amount of the member’s capital contribution, insofar as the aggregate amount of the member’s business shares in the acquiring cooperative society is not exceeded.