Societies Act 1966
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Transcript of Societies Act 1966
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CHAPTER 6
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Any officer appointed as an assistant registrar of societies under
section 3
Assistant
Registrar
Payment made by a mutual benefit society for the relief or
maintenance of the members or subscribers or on birth or death inaccordance with the rules of the mutual benefit societyBenefit
Any society organized and established in Malaysia
Having its HQ or Chief place of business in MalaysiaLocal Society
Minister for the time being charged with responsibility for the
registration of societiesMinister
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Mutual Benefit SocietyAny society which by its
object and rules either as
the principal object or an
ancillary object makes
provisions by voluntary
subscriptions of the
members thereof or
subscribers thereto with or
without the aid of donations
for:
The relief or maintenance
of the members or
subscribers their husband,
wives, children, fathers,
mothers, brothers, sisters,
nephews, nieces or wards,
during sickness or other
infirmity.
The payment of money onthe birth of a members or
subscribers child or on the
death of a member or
subscriber or of the child,
husband, wife parent or
grandparent of a memberor subscriber. Funeral
expenses.
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Office Bearer
Any person who is the president or vice-president, or secretary
or treasurer of such society or any branch of a society
Committee or governing body.
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POLITICAL PARTYAny society which by any of its objects or
rules, regardless whether such object or
rule is its principal object or rule, or
constitutes merely an object or rule which
is ancillary to its principal object or objects
or to its principal rule or rules, make
provision for the society to participate
through its candidate to the Dewan Rakyat
or to a Dewan Undangan or to a local
authority.
Any society which notwithstanding
anything contained in its object or rules,
carries on any activity or pursues any
objective which involves its participation,
through its candidate, in elections.
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Registrar
Appointedunder section
3.
Registered office
Any society forthe time being
registered
under section 7
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ANY CLUB,COMPANY,
PARTNERSHIP ORASSOCIATION OF 7
OR MORE PERSONS.
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Any company registered under the provisionsof any written law relating to companies forthe time being in force in Malaysia
Any company or association constitutedunder any written law
Any trade union registered or required to beregistered under the provisions of any written
law relating to trade unions for the timebeing in force in Malaysia.
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Any company, association or partnershipformed for the sole purpose of carrying onany lawful business that has for its object theacquisition of gain by the company,
association or partnership, or by theindividual members thereof
Any co-operative society, registered as suchunder any written law
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Any organization or association in respect ofwhich there is for the time being in force acertificate (which may be granted, refused orcancelled at his discretion) by a person orauthority appointed under the provisions of the
written law for the time being inforce relating tothe registration of schools that such organizationor association forms part of the curriculum of aschool
Any school, management committee of a school,
parents association or parent-teachersassociation registered or exempted fromregistration under any law for the time being inforce regulating schools.
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The powers, duties and functions conferredon the Registrar by this Act and anyregulations made thereunder.
The Registrar shall have and may exercise allsuch powers, discharge all such duties
Perform all such functions as may benecessary for the purpose of giving effect to
and carrying out the provisions of this Act.
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A society shall be deemed to be established inMalaysia.
No society shall be deemed to be so establishedif: It is organized and is operating wholly outside
Malaysia No office, place of business or place of meeting is
maintained or used in Malaysia by such society or byany person in its behalf
No register of all or any of the members of such
society is kept in Malaysia No subscriptions are collected or solicited in Malaysia
by the society or by any person in its behalf
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9A. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and (4), aperson shall be disqualified from being andshall not become or remain an office-bearer,adviser or employees of a registered societyif:
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He has been convicted of any offence againstthis Act
He has been convicted of any offence underany other law and sentenced to a fine of notless than two thousand ringgit or toimprisonment for a term of not less than oneyear
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In force against him any order of detention,restriction, supervision, restricted residence,banishment, or deportation under any lawrelating to the security of, or any public order
in Malaysia
He is an undischarged bankrupt
He is and has been found or declared to be
unsound mind.