Section 55
Validation and indemnity
of Forest Research Institute Malaysia Act 2016
Notwithstanding the absence of any provision on the imposition and collection of fees by the dissolved Board except for the fixing of fees under section 22 of the Malaysian Forestry
Research and Development Board Act 1985, the following fees shall be deemed to have been validly imposed and collected:
(a)
entrance fees which were imposed and collected by the dissolved Board during the period from 1 November 1996;
and
(b)
other fees and charges for any use of facilities which were imposed and collected by the dissolved Board during the period from 1 January 1986, to the day preceding the commencement date.
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(2)
No action or legal proceeding shall be brought, instituted or maintained against the dissolved Board or any officer of the dissolved Board or any person acting under them in respect of any fees or charges which were imposed and collected, and if any such action or legal proceeding has been brought, instituted or maintained, it shall be discharged and made void and no refund in respect of the fees or charges imposed and collected as stated in this Act shall be made.