Section 2

8 Laws of Malaysia ACT 109

“agro-based co-operative society” means any co-operative society which, upon the coming into operation of this Act, is registered under the Co-operative Societies Act 1948 [Act 287]*, the Co-operative

Societies Ordinance 1958 of Sabah [Sabah Ord. 3 of 1958]* and the

Co-operative Societies Ordinance of Sarawak [Sarawak Cap. 66]*

and whose principal objects or main functions concern agricultural production, agricultural credit, marketing or processing or any such commercial and trading ventures:

Provided that where there is a dispute as to whether any cooperative society is an agro-based co-operative society, such dispute shall be referred to the Farmers’ Organization Authority whose decision shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court;

“Farmers’ Organization” means any organization of farmers formed under section 3 at Area, State or National level and registered under section 9;

“Farmers’ Organization Authority” or “Authority” means the

Authority established under the Farmers’ Organization Authority Act 1973 [Act 110].