Malaysia legislation

Section 50

of FINANCE (NO. 2) ACT 2023

Section 50

Amendment of Schedule 2

(a)

in subparagraph 1(1)—

(i)

by inserting after the definition of “connected person” the following definition:

‘ “co-operative society” means any co-operative society registered under the Co-operative

Societies Act 1993 [Act 502];’;

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(ii)

in the English language text, in the definition of

“relative”, by substituting for the full stop at the end of that definition a semi colon; and

(iii)

by inserting after the definition of “relative” the following definition:

‘ “trust body” has the meaning assigned to it under the Income Tax Act 1967.’; and

(b)

in paragraph 34a, by inserting after subparagraph (5) the following subparagraph:

“(5a)  This paragraph shall not apply to an acquisition or a disposal of any shares by a company, limited liability partnership, trust body or co-operative society, other than a Labuan entity as provided under section 2b of the Labuan Business Activity Tax Act 1990, on or after 1 January 2024.”.