<h1><strong>PARTNERSHIP</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning of Partnership</li> <li>Types of Partnership</li> <li>Advantages and Disadvantages of Partnership</li> </ol>   <h2><strong>Meaning of Partnership</strong></h2> A partnership is a business owned and managed by two or more persons who become partners by written agreement. The Partnership Act of 1890 and the companies Act of 1958 state that the maximum number of people who can form a Partnership is restricted to 20 persons while the minimum should be 2 persons. These partners share the profit or losses and the responsibilities of their business. Those in law and accounting professions are prohibited under the Companies Act of 1968 from forming partnerships. A document containing the written agreement, rights and obligations of the partners is called the deed of partnership. <h2><strong>Types of Partnership</strong></h2> There are various types of partnerships as stated below:

<h1><strong>THE NEED FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL OF CHEMICALS</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning of Chemicals</li> <li>Chemicals Suitable for Use and Not Suitable for Use</li> <li>Need for Monitoring and Controlling Food, Drugs, and Chemicals</li> <li>Ways of Controlling Chemicals</li> <li>Effects of Lack of Monitoring of Chemicals</li> <li>Misuse and Improper Distribution of Chemicals</li> </ol> <br> <h2><strong>Meaning of Chemicals</strong></h2> Chemicals are compounds or substances that are artificially prepared or purified. Chemicals are substances used in chemistry or produced by a chemical reaction or process. Chemicals can be solid, liquid or gas. Examples are ice, gold, petrol, water, salt, cooking gas etc. They can be grouped into suitable and unsuitable chemicals. <h2><strong>Chemicals Suitable for Use and Not Suitable for Use</strong></h2> <h3><strong>Suitable Chemicals</strong></h3> A chemical is considered to be suitable when its use does not bring any bad (or negative) effect on health or pose danger to lives and properties. Examples are flavourings, spices and preservatives for foods. <h3><strong>Unsuitable Chemicals</strong></h3> A chemical is said to be unsuitable when its use leads to adverse effects on lives, property and environment. Examples are caustic acids, ammonia, cyanide, etc.

<h1><strong>CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning of Co-operative Societies</li> <li>Types of Co-operative Societies</li> <li>Advantages and Disadvantages of Co-operative Societies</li> </ol> <br> <h2><strong>Meaning of Cooperative Societies</strong></h2> A cooperative society exists when groups of workers, individuals, organizations, farmers or communities pull their resources together towards a common goal. Unlike the partnership form of business organisation, there is no maximum number of persons that can form a co-operative society. The main purpose of the cooperative society is to sell goods and services to members at a cheap rate, and do business together for profit purpose and share the profits among the members. <h2><strong>Types of Cooperative Societies</strong></h2> The common types of cooperative societies are: (a) Producers Cooperative (b) Consumers Cooperative   <h3>(a) <strong>Producers Cooperative</strong></h3> Producers form a common association in order to sell their products in a uniform price instead of selling individually, e.g. producers of yam, garri, cocoa etc may form a cooperative society for the selling of their products.