Malaysia legislation

Section 14

of CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1948

Section 14

Subject to any prior claim of any Government in the Federation on the property of the debtor and to the lien or claim of a landlord in respect of rent or any money recoverable as rent and in the case of immovable property to any prior registered charge thereon—

(a)

any debt or outstanding demand payable to a registered society by any member or past member shall be a first charge on all crops or other agricultural produce, felled timber or other forest produce, marine produce, fish (fresh water and salt water), live stock, fodder, agricultural, industrial and fishing implements, plant, machinery, boats, tackle and nets, raw materials, stock-in-trade and generally all produce of labour and things used in connection with production raised, purchased or produced in whole or in part from any loan whether in money or in goods given him by the society: Provided that nothing herein contained shall affect the claim of any bona fide purchaser or transferee without notice;

(b)

any outstanding demands or dues payable to a registered housing society by any member or past member in respect of rent, shares, loans, or purchase money or any other rights or amounts payable to such society shall be a first charge upon his interest in the immovable property of the society.